Just then, Chen Shouyi furrowed his brow and thrust out his hand.
An invisible force swept across the wall, leaving a gash in it. A moment later, a heavy thud sounded outside.
He flung open the window and leaped down.
A Shadow Creature lay on the ground, its chest sliced open and blood pouring from the wound. It struggled to its feet and tried to flee, but Chen Shouyi caught up in a single step and planted his foot on it. With a crack of breaking bones, its entire chest was crushed flat.
"So you actually made it all the way here."
He called over the patrolling soldiers. The moment they saw what had happened, their faces changed, and they hurried off to report it.
The alert level was raised at once. Before long, a thorough search of the entire area was underway.
Chen Shouyi, Wang Lie, and Zhu Xueqing joined in as well.
Fortunately, only a handful of Shadow Creatures had managed to infiltrate this far. They were soon found and killed.
"Everyone, stay alert. I have a bad feeling about tonight," Chen Shouyi said gravely.
Wang Lie nodded solemnly. Powerful beings like Legends sometimes had an uncanny intuition that let them sense good or ill fortune. If Chief Chen said something was wrong, then there was a very good chance that it was.
"Chief Chen, you be careful too!" Zhu Xueqing said.
Chen Shouyi exchanged a few words with them, then they went their separate ways.
He walked to the bedroom door and reached for the handle.
Suddenly, his hand paused. He hesitated, then sighed and gently turned the handle.
The kerosene lamp's flame flickered violently, making the light brighten and dim.
A stifling atmosphere hung in the air.
He carefully extended his senses and "saw" Shell Girl