The legend of the Head-Chopping Demon spread even faster than they had imagined.
It hadn't even been until dawn that the fearsome name had spread from the Ding Family estate to the entire street.
Some even suspected that the Head-Chopping Demon was still hiding somewhere inside the estate.
The Ding Family's servants and maids completely lost their nerve.
They didn't care about their wages or their luggage; they bolted outside like mad.
They were terrified they'd be the next to lose their heads.
"Captain, should we... head back first...?"
A young guard hunched his shoulders, his voice trembling.
"Yeah. It's too dark to see much at night. We probably won't find anything..."
"Better to save our strength for tomorrow..."
"The Head-Chopping Demon might be beyond what we can handle..."
The others chimed in one after another, their faces pale and their eyes darting about.
They were scared too!
The Head-Chopping Demon was a madman who could strike right under their noses, killing two groups in a row. What if he was hiding in some shadow right now, watching them...
Aside from their leader, Wei Cheng, who was a Transformation Strength expert, they were all at the Dark Strength level.
They could maintain law and order in Prefecture City on an ordinary day, but if they had to fight a vicious criminal like the Head-Chopping Demon...
They'd become the next batch of victims.
"Don't panic!"
Wei Cheng cleared his throat, forcing down the same churning unease in his heart, and sternly silenced his men.
He swept a grave gaze over them and said in a low voice:
"Before we came over, I'd already sent someone to fetch Lin Tao."
"We'll leave after he comes and examines the scene."
"Otherwise, with a massacre this serious, we'll have a hard time explaining ourselves