When kindness was misunderstood and malice surged forth, everyone in this town saw themselves as surrounded by enemies, convinced that everyone wanted to harm them.
It was like knowing that a passerby belonged to a "kidney-harvesting" gang—even if they showed nothing but goodwill, one probably still would not trust them enough to follow them.
It was a matter of perception.
Perhaps there had never been any real demons in this town at all.
By now, the six-person investigation team was 90% certain that the authority of "War" had truly descended upon this town.
That was what had turned it into a living hell where people slaughtered one another without distinguishing friend from foe.
That was why Rufus's goodwill had been met with curses, Jo's smile had been ignored, and Dean, who possessed angelic power, might instead have become the most conspicuous target within this distorted field of perception.
In the eyes of the townspeople, he naturally carried an evil aura.
No wonder that person had been so terrified earlier.
Realizing this, the six immediately reported their investigation and speculation regarding the town to the Demon Hunter Guild website, while also stating that further investigation was needed.
"Internet Addiction" instantly gathered this information and reported it to Wu Heng.
At that moment, Wu Heng had finished refining the evil souls he had brought back from Hell, obtaining several spirit potions as well as some occult materials needed by the Puppet Wraiths.
Then he saw this report.
Combined with the plot, he had already confirmed that this was the town where the Horseman "War" descended in the story.
As it happened, when returning from Hell, "Internet Addiction" had also collected another piece of information that Wu Heng had instructed it to watch for constantly and publicize through the guild: the whereabouts of