A Formidable Killer

Everyone on the street is dead.

Qin Yiguan squatted in front of a skeleton, reaching out to touch its neck bone. "It's been about two or three years since it died. The cause of death was that someone slashed its neck with a knife, and with great force; clear cut marks are left on the neck bone."

The Caregiver stood at a distance, holding the spatial rift in his hand, on guard. He was still puzzled by one thing. "Why is this city so quiet?"

There's a flying machine here!

The Underworld also explored in the distance and discovered a strangely shaped aircraft that had crashed inside a collapsed house.

Qin Yiguan stood up, his brow furrowed with unusual caution. He approached another skeleton and examined it closely. "Was his throat also slit?"

Qin Yiguan approached the third skeleton, already somewhat astonished. "He too! Why did they all die in the exact same way!"

A scan of the entire street revealed countless skeletons lying haphazardly across the landscape.

Qin Yiguan suddenly realized something and shouted, "Underworld! Is that flying machine still usable?"

The Underworld squinted, tried it, and easily opened the hatch. Inside, in the driver's seat, there was a skeleton lying prone.

He glanced at the interior of the aircraft, then circled it once more to examine its exterior.

The Underworld nodded and replied, "It should be possible!"

Qin Yiguan asked from afar, "Can you drive?"

The Underworld stroked his chin. "This should be about the same size as my sports car, no problem!"

"Alright then."

Qin Yiguan pondered for a moment and said, "I'll stay and check on these skeletons. The Caregiver will be on guard. Underworld, you pilot the aircraft and fly around the city to observe the situation. Remember, be extremely careful!"

This time, the coordinates were different from before; there wasn't a single living person at the location!

The first step for Qin Yiguan was to explore the environment as much as possible.

"Forehead..."

The Underworld dragged the skeleton out, sat in the pilot's seat, scratched his cheek with a finger, and looked at the colorful buttons in front of him. "What are all these for?"

"You've already made your promise, you'd better make it happen today!"

The Underworld narrowed his eyes, his expression suddenly becoming wise. "When I gamble, especially in poker, if I have hearts, whether it's hearts or flushes, I'm guaranteed to win!"

"So, I'll press the red button first!"

Snap!

A powerful Underworld figure slammed down, and an unidentified red button was pressed hard!

Buzz...

This aircraft, which had been dormant for so long, actually started up.

The propulsion engine vibrated, various buttons lit up, and numerous small screens displayed a dense array of data.

"Good!"

The Underworld didn't even look at the monitor; even if he did, he wouldn't understand it.

The Underworld squinted and said, "When I play dice, I always bet on evens, never on odds! So next, I'm going to jump around pressing the red button!"

Snap!

Snap!

The Underworld frantically pressed every button they could find, one after another!

Buzz...

The aircraft trembled!

This world has a high level of technology; although its spacecraft have been dormant for a long time, its energy has not been depleted!

This moment.

Dust billowed up, and the three turbines beneath the aircraft rotated slightly, adjusting their angle and spewing out surging air currents, propelling the entire aircraft straight and steadily into the sky!

"Hahaha!"

The Underworld laughed loudly, "If it can fly, that's good enough. I can easily handle this steering wheel!"

whoosh...

The aircraft transformed into a streak of black light and disappeared into the horizon!

The Caregiver stood there, looking up at the scene, feeling a mix of emotions.

--The Underworld is indeed full of hidden talents. Such complicated equipment, and they mastered it in less than a minute on their first try!

It was at this time.

A rapidly spinning piece of metal flew towards the Caregiver from the sky.

The Caregiver remained calm, knowing that this was not a weapon, but rather fragments he had witnessed falling from Underworld's aircraft.

The Caregiver raised his hand, and a faint, transparent space appeared in his palm, which he steadily caught the fragments.

Upon closer inspection.

This is a nameplate on the aircraft.

' China Headquarters Warplane Flight Equipment R&D Center'

The Warhawk-nud9 test prototype achieved a speed of 2458 meters per second, making it the fastest known aircraft in human history.

The Caregiver nodded. "This is no ordinary person; the Underworld is even more powerful than I imagined!"

Qin Yiguan examined each skeleton one by one.

The mystery in my heart is growing bigger and bigger!

Judging from their clothing and belongings, these skeletons are all ordinary residents!

This is a commercial street called Shouning Street. These people seem to have been suddenly killed while they were shopping.

Terrorist attack?

Or is it that a powerful being has lost control?

Whatever the reason, why is the Metaverse Government here simply leaving the residents' corpses to rot?

No one claimed the body, no one cleaned up the scene?

Qin Yiguan tilted his head slightly, gazing at Shouning Street, which now resembled more of a road to the underworld.

The most incomprehensible thing is...

All of these skeletons died from having their throats slit with a single, forceful cut, which invariably damaged their neck bones.

Qin Yiguan seemed to be holding a knife in his hand, slowly pulling it horizontally, simulating the process of committing a crime.

Judging from the wounds, all of these people had their throats slit from behind by the killer.

How did they manage to do that?

Countless assassins appeared on the scene, standing behind everyone, their movements perfectly synchronized, wiping out the entire street in an instant.

Qin Yiguan squinted.

Because there were no signs of panic at the scene, meaning no one was running away in a panic, they all died instantly without realizing it.

The vast majority of skeletons are in the position of having fallen naturally.

This indicates that they were standing upright on their own before they died; in other words, they were not poisoned, were not unconscious, and were very likely still conscious.

No murder weapon was found at the scene.

Therefore, it is impossible that these residents were collectively hypnotized and committed suicide at the same time.

There were outsiders present.

Therefore, there must be an assassin.

How many killers would have to be working simultaneously?

The next moment.

Qin Yiguan was resolute.

The murderer could not possibly be an ordinary person; he must possess some kind of supernatural power, such as Reality Enhancement.

The killer could be a team, or it could be a single person.

If he were a single person, his abilities would cover an entire street.

Qin Yiguan looked around and estimated that Shouning Street was at least 3 kilometers long, and that as many as 1,000 residents might have died at the same time.

This ability is absolutely terrifying!

Qin Yiguan then went to the Caregiver's side and took the fallen nameplate from Caregiver.

His eyes flickered slightly, and he immediately headed towards the spot where the aircraft had crashed.

The Underworld had just left behind the driver's remains.

Qin Yiguan locked his gaze on the skeleton, bent down to examine it, and his eyes widened, "This driver was also..."

Qin Yiguan dared not look up at the sky.

However, judging from the collapsed ice cream shop, the aircraft must have crashed out of control.

The reason for the fall is quite simple.

The driver suddenly died!

In other words, the aircraft was flying at high altitude when the killer appeared...!

He was just passing by.

Qin Yiguan's Pupil trembled slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief, "They were also slit in the throat at the same time?!"