As the pool of blood spread, pale, terrified corpses emerged before Lin Qiye's eyes.
Corpses were not living beings and could be recorded by the Seer of Secrets in the Black Pupil.
Once everyone in the mansion had been slaughtered, the three-toed footprints walked out the door and circled the area around the house, seemingly searching for something.
At last, it found Li Jianbai lying beside a ditch and instantly severed his neck. In the next moment, Li Jianbai's corpse took shape before Lin Qiye's eyes as well.
After doing all this, the footprints sank slightly and never moved again.
Lin Qiye frowned tightly and looked up at the sky.
That monster could fly. Once it took to the air, it would leave no traces behind; even the Black Pupil could not track its whereabouts.
Lin Qiye sighed and sent the Black Pupil back to the asylum. The scene before him returned to the present.
"How was it?" Baili Pangpang and the others asked as Lin Qiye opened his eyes.
"It wasn't human. It was a flying Mystery with three toes on each foot. It flew in from the sky, and after killing everyone, it flew away the same way. I can't track it," Lin Qiye said truthfully.
"A Mystery?"
Shi Wenxuan frowned deeply at those words.
"Is there a problem?" Lin Qiye asked.
After pondering for a moment, Shi Wenxuan sighed. "To be honest, no Mystery has appeared in Linjiang City for nearly four years..."
"Four years?" An Qingyu said in surprise. "How is that possible? The descent of Mysteries is related to population density. Even remote Anta County faces a Mystery invasion once every year. Linjiang City is a second-tier city—how could it have no Mysteries?"
"I don't know either." Shi Wenxuan smiled bitterly. "I've been a Night