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Although he had indeed chopped the other party.

This time, however, he had only killed Black Blood Species, not ordinary people.

But the problem was, even he found that explanation hard to believe.

Besides, Hanlin Garden residential area was an old resettlement complex nearly twenty years old.

There was no way the hallways had surveillance cameras. At most, there might have been one in the elevator, and whether it even worked was another question.

Under such circumstances, there was no way to prove his innocence.

Fortunately.

The only somewhat good news for now was.

Perhaps because everyone here had died.

Despite the massive commotion just now, not a single person had come over to investigate.

If he wanted to, he still had plenty of time to flee.

So, only two choices lay before him.

First, stay here and wait for someone to discover the scene and call the police. But then he would one hundred percent be arrested as the murderer.

After all, the fact that he had chopped someone with an axe was undeniable, and some of the marks had indeed been made by his axe.

Second, leave this place directly, abandon this identity, use makeup techniques to alter his appearance and identity, and live somewhere else.

As long as he moved quickly.

With his methods, escaping would not be difficult.

Given Hu Qi's personality, he immediately discarded the first option.

There were simply too many variables.

As for the latter.

Abandon this identity and start over.

That also meant losing his chance to obtain the Limit-Breaking Method, which was already within reach.

At that thought.

His expression darkened and brightened uncertainly.

This had been a disaster falling from a clear blue sky.

Carrying the axe, he returned to his own home.

He glanced at the corpse on the floor, casually grabbed it, and tossed it straight into the corridor.

Then he shut the door.

His gaze fell on the cage holding Camphor Tea Duck.

Hmm, quite a lot of blood had splattered inside.

He suddenly remembered reading that frightened ducks would stop laying eggs.

Could Camphor Tea Duck possibly...

But after seeing the situation inside the cage clearly, he dismissed the thought.

Not only did Camphor Tea Duck show no sign of discomfort.

It was instead lowering its head and drinking leisurely, its rear raised as it swayed from side to side.

It looked to be in an exceptionally good mood.

But when Hu Qi saw what it was drinking, he instantly lost his composure.

What lay inside was not clear tap water, but blackish-red bloody water.

"You idiot, are you trying to die?"

Hu Qi's expression shifted slightly. He cursed under his breath, immediately opened the cage, and grabbed Camphor Tea Duck out.

Having its blood-drinking interrupted by Hu Qi.

Camphor Tea Duck seemed extremely dissatisfied, flapping its wings and kicking with its claws as it tried to break free.

But Hu Qi's strength was hardly something it could escape.

Entering the bathroom, he turned on the showerhead beneath the bathroom heater and adjusted the flow to its weakest setting. At once, the water came out with greater force.

Hu Qi held the showerhead in one hand and pried open Camphor Tea Duck's beak with the other, beginning to rinse it out.

After all that fussing, Camphor Tea Duck quacked incessantly, duck feathers flying everywhere.

But he finally managed to wash the bloodstains off it.

Fortunately, judging by how spirited it looked, it should be fine.

Afterward.

Hu Qi rinsed the blood off himself as well.

Then he changed into a fresh set of clothes, stuffed Camphor Tea Duck into a bag.

And took his keys straight downstairs.

However, he did not take the elevator, choosing the stairs instead.

As he descended floor by floor.

During that time.

Every floor was deathly silent.

There was no movement whatsoever, an unnatural stillness.

Only below the sixth floor did things improve.

There were no bloodstains in the corridor.

Through the security doors, he vaguely heard children crying in the night and adults complaining.

Without lingering.

Hu Qi made his way downstairs.

Walking out of the building entrance.

Most of the windows in Building Eight were pitch-black.

Only a few windows around the third and fourth floors still had lights on.

Other than that, everything was shrouded in darkness.

If nothing unexpected had happened.

Then aside from the few floors below.

Everyone in the entire building was probably dead.

There might have been survivors among them.

But that was not something he needed to worry about.

In any case, he had already killed the Black Blood Species. Even if survivors existed, they would no longer be in danger.

If it had been daytime, with so many people killed.

The abnormality in this building would have been discovered long ago.

Unfortunately, it was deep in the night, when people were at their sleepiest.

At that thought.

He turned, got on his electric scooter, twisted the throttle, and swiftly left the area.

Before long.

Hu Qi stopped by the roadside two streets away from Hanlin Garden residential area.

He took out his phone.

Pulled up his contacts.

Just as his finger was about to tap a certain number, it paused.

He then backed out and logged into the Paper Crane social app.

He found someone.

And directly made a video call.

The video call rang only a few times.

Before it was answered.

"Hello, you're Hu Qi, right? What do you need from me at this hour?"

On the phone.

Lin Tong appeared on the screen.

He was wearing a tank top and was in a brightly lit training room, clearly still awake.

"I was attacked by Black Blood Species..."

Hu Qi calmly gave a brief account of what had happened earlier.

"What!? Where are you right now? Find somewhere to hide first. I'll come over immediately!"

Lin Tong was startled and promptly instructed him.

"Remember, don't let those things find you..."

Before he could finish.

Hu Qi's calm voice came through.

"It's fine. I killed them!"

"I called to ask Senior Brother Lin whether this can be dealt with, and whether it'll implicate me. If not, I'll have to run."

The Black Blood Species had been killed?

Lin Tong froze.

Before he could react, he heard Hu Qi say he was going to run.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he understood what Hu Qi meant.

"Hu Qi, don't worry. Killing Black Blood Species is a merit, not a fault.

As long as those ordinary people weren't killed by you, you'll be fine.

I'll send specialists to handle things there. You don't need to worry about it.

By the way, where are you now? I'll come find you."

Inside the training room.

Lin Tong hung up with a grave expression.

After tidying up, he prepared to head out.

"What happened?"

Just as he walked out of the training room.

A figure approached him.

She was a young woman with a tall, slender figure and delicate features.

Her gaze swept over Lin Tong.

Then she directly asked.

Her long hair, like golden threads, was tied high behind her head in a neat, crisp ponytail with an elastic band.

Her skin was rather fair.

Beneath the loose strands over her forehead.

Were a pair of wine-red eyes, sharp as an eagle's.

"Second Senior Sister, two Black Blood Species massacred most of the people in a building. One of the core trainees admitted this time was inside that building..."

Lin Tong explained what had just happened.

When the blonde woman called Second Senior Sister heard that Black Blood Species had slaughtered nearly everyone in an entire building.

An incomparably terrifying killing intent abruptly rose from her body.

Lin Tong felt it most acutely. It was as though he had been thrown directly into a land of ice and snow, battered by freezing winds.

When she heard that the Black Blood Species had been killed, the woman's killing intent paused, and a trace of surprise appeared on her face.

"Hmm? Interesting. He actually managed to kill two Black Blood Species alone before breaking his limits. Even if they were only the lowest-grade Blood Slaves, that isn't something an ordinary person could do!"

"I have nothing to do anyway. I'll go with you and take a look at this person!"

"...Uh... All right!"

Faced with Second Senior Sister's request, Lin Tong did not dare refuse and could only nod in agreement.