Stone

Demps passed the message on.

Have the Ratman Drig ask everyone for information about the "Secret Stone Incident," then compile the information and bring it to him. This way, reviewing all the information together will save a lot of time.

During the waiting period.

The waitress, Miss Yusi, prepared a clean VIP room for the two of them.

Miss "Fish Silk," who works at the tavern, is much 'cleaner' than the underground commoners here.

She was short and thin, with two bright eyes, neat and elegant long brown hair, and a checkered apron on her front.

The only odd thing was the several scars on her face. After asking, I learned that these were her unique gills, which allowed her to breathe freely underwater.

"The fish thread was picked up from the wastewater ditch... It seems to have been abandoned by her family. After all, with her body, she couldn't even work as an ordinary laborer, let alone survive in the Destiny Space."

However, Miss Yusi manages the tavern quite well.

"Thank you, Lord Six Fingers!"

Upon hearing the praise from Demps, its gills opened and closed repeatedly, clearly excited.

"Alright, you can leave now..."

"Yes."

Close the door to the private room.

Demps leaned back in the relatively soft leather chair to rest for a while.

Han Dong asked, "You must have put a lot of effort into this underground tavern, right? By the way, isn't there a chance that you'll be discovered if you bestow your abilities upon them?"

"I've certainly put a lot of effort into this place, since it's one of my important escape routes and also helps me gather some important intelligence in the Slums."

As for the 'ability issue', it's possible that it could be leaked.

But they are capable, better able to serve me, and more loyal to me.

Demps spoke of all this so frankly, giving off an air of masterful control... At the same time, the fact that he was able to tell Han Dong such an important 'method' also demonstrated, to some extent, his absolute trust in his friend.

A short while later.

Ratman Drig knocked on the door and entered the house.

He was holding the organized documents in his hands, but his facial expression was clearly not very pleasant.

"Lord Six Fingers... the matter you want to investigate is quite troublesome."

Not long ago, Whitley, Rockefeller, and Jones died because of this incident.

I hope that you will not investigate this matter for the time being, otherwise the entire Slums will become unsettled.

Those who have been lurking in the shadows all along will likely be implicated... including us.

That's all.

Three bodies were carried in.

These were the three eccentric characters from the underground tavern that Derig had mentioned.

Driven by curiosity, Han Dong immediately went forward to examine the body...

"The eyeballs, Nasal Cavity, and tongue are highly petrified."

Some areas of the skin have Shallow Layer petrification.

If the perpetrators were evil or demonic, the petrification should have been caused by contamination entering their bodies... Strangely, however, no trace of contamination was left on their bodies.

Can I see inside their bodies?

"Um."

After obtaining permission.

Han Dong performed an open-body examination on one of the strong men whose abdominal petrification was not too severe.

The situation inside surprised Han Dong, and even Demps felt uneasy.

Han Dong slowly removed the seemingly normal liver and held it in his hands.

Its weight is ten times that of a normal liver.

When you gently cut open the liver skin with your fingernail.

crackling sounds...

Countless small, round pebbles rolled out from inside the liver and fell to the ground.

Except for a small piece of skin covering the outside, the entire liver was filled with these 'stones'.

Not only that, but his other internal organs were also covered with stones.

At the same time, the blood vessels were also clogged with such stones.

It's hard to imagine the kind of Affliction this person endured in his lifetime.

The so-called "Secret Stone Incident" was more complicated than Han Dong had imagined.

"Demps, how can you make pollution invading and causing related mutations, leading to the death of an individual... without leaving any trace of pollution?"

"I don't know, maybe it's a unique ability of the Otherworldly Demons... After all, as the real life forms outside the city that threaten humanity, the Otherworldly Demons are completely independent and unique, and all sorts of strange characteristics may appear on them."

The autopsy is complete.

Han Dong sat back down in his seat.

After Derig swept up the pebbles, they continued their conversation.

"Derrig, tell me the information first, and how those three died... then I'll consider how to handle this matter."

"Yes."

Because of Han Dong's recent autopsy, the rat-man was quite frightened... He seemed to have remembered something terrifying, and his voice trembled slightly.

"To be honest, sir, about a week ago... we had an 'uninvited guest' here."

Demps frowned. "Hmm? Someone found this place. How come I didn't know?"

"This man said that once we tell anyone about 'He'...we will all die, and the person who knows the information will also die."

We were naturally opposed at first, until Whitley and the other two were killed instantly... then we had no choice but to give up the fight.

Moreover, the other party's request was not particularly unreasonable, and there was no great risk involved. All that was needed was to do as he said, and the matter would be over.

Therefore, I took it upon myself not to report the matter to you.

Upon hearing this, Demps showed an unusual displeasure.

After all, this was his territory, and all the subordinates he had developed were being occupied and exploited by others.

Derig continued, "If I were to reveal the next piece of information, it would cross their bottom line, and we, including you, Lord Six Fingers, might all be in mortal danger."

To everyone's surprise, Demps didn't hesitate at all and put his hands in front of him.

"Explain."

"Yes..."

Derig first handed over a portrait.

"This is the 'uninvited guest' that Natiyavida drew immediately afterward."

Strangely enough... we didn't really remember what each other looked like, so we couldn't draw their faces.

Han Dong accepted the completely realistic painting. The so-called guest's body was completely covered by a gray robe, and no features could be seen.

There were many pieces of rubble scattered on the ground.

The face could not be drawn; all that could be seen was that of a visitor with a normal human build.

"This is?"

Han Dong observed Dao Seal mark on the gray robe that was exactly the same as the mark on the surface of the coin sealed in the Stone Box.

"What does this man want you to do?"

"It's a very simple job. We just need to provide cement... Every other day someone will notify us of the location, and then we just need to deliver a few boxes of cement there."

What they do is none of our business.

Derig continued, "Later, according to my inquiries..."

Several other organizations operating covertly also received the same cement delivery mission... the cement delivery area seemed to cover the entire Slums.