Before Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo had even returned to the castle, they heard a gunshot. They exchanged a glance and quickened their pace to enter the castle.
Screams erupted inside the castle, mingled with the sounds of gunfire and the stench of blood.
"Aaaaaaah, help me!!"
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!! I'll give you money! Don't—"
"Aaaaaah, you devils!! You're all devils!"
Inside, a dozen or so men dressed in black, armed with guns, opened fire on the crowd, killing a quarter of them in just a few minutes.
Chu Mo said in a deep voice, "Let's check Burns ' safety first."
"Hmm, wait a minute." Ji Nanshu raised his hand and cast a Aura-Concealing Talisman on the two of them, avoiding the senses of those people, before returning to the previous private room.
After locking the door, the two saw Burns, his female companion, and a teenager huddled pitifully behind the sofa, trembling.
Upon seeing Chu Mo and Ji Nanshu return, Burns reacted as if he had seen a savior, grabbing Chu Mo's arm. "Chu!! You're finally back! I thought you were dead!! Thank goodness you're alright."
Chu Mo: "What happened?"
"Just now, just as the third auction was about to begin, a group of men dressed in black suddenly burst in and opened fire on the venue. Luckily, we were on the third floor, otherwise you would be seeing our corpses right now."
Where are the other two people you brought?
Burns scoffed, "Those two were terrified when they heard the gunshot and ran away immediately."
Ji Nanshu, hiding in a corner, glanced downstairs and asked, "Have your bodyguards arrived? Those people are already cleaning up the people on the second floor."
Strange, so many people died on the first floor, why is the blood type so coincidental...?
Burns nodded. "They should be here soon. I had my bodyguard come find me after you told me."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Chu Mo and the others heard two gunshots, and the door to the private room opened.
Upon seeing the newcomer, Burns' eyes lit up. " Nick!! You're finally here!! You scared me to death!! Come on, let's go right now!"
After confirming that the others hadn't come up yet, Nick closed the door. He breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Burns was alright, then said with a grave expression, "Young Master, it's so good you're okay. It might be difficult to get out now; there are many people guarding the exits. But I've already notified the police, they should be here soon."
"Hmm, Nanshu, you... stay here with them. I need to go check the back," Chu Mo said.
"I'll be with you."
Ji Nanshu stared intently at Chu Mo, and after a few seconds, Chu Mo gave in.
Let's go.
The Aura-Concealing Talisman was still working; unless they deliberately did something to attract attention, no one would usually notice the two of them.
" A-Mo, something's not right..." Ji Nanshu stared at the blood situation on the first floor, "Don't you think... the blood seems to have decreased?"
When they came in, some people were already dead on the first floor. People kept dying in the private room, but the blood volume was decreasing instead of increasing, as if... something was absorbing the blood.
This scene... I feel like I've seen it somewhere before... It's so familiar...
Chu Mo: "Your blood count is low, can you tell what it is?"
Ji Nanshu shook his head. "Never mind, let's go to the back first."
Whether it was overconfidence or some other reason, this place was completely unguarded!
After searching the pavilion for a while, the two finally settled their attention on two wall lamps.
After touching it for a while, the two heard a very small clicking sound, followed by a loud rumble from inside the pavilion, as the stone table inside the pavilion was moved away.
A strong, pungent smell of blood hit the air, making one wince.
"Entrance found. Be careful."
Chu Mo took out his glasses from his bag, put them on his nose, and pressed a button to transmit the situation inside the dungeon to his teammates' computers in real time.
The basement had only one corridor, with a wall on the left and a series of small cubicles on the right. Each cubicle had an iron door with only a small window. Through the window, one could see that each cubicle contained three to six people, both men and women.
Without exception, all of these people were covered in wounds.
The two found their target— Fei Ning, an undercover police officer—in a few rooms at the end of the corridor.
After confirming the safety of the target, Chu Mo prepared to leave the dungeon, but when he turned around, he saw Ji Nanshu heading towards the room at the end of the corridor.
"Together." Chu Mo grabbed Ji Nanshu's arm and pulled him behind him into the room at the end of the corridor.
Ji Nanshu smiled slightly, her eyes filled with love.
Push the door open and enter.
"It stinks." Ji Nanshu waved the cloth in front of his nose. "What are these?"
Surgical equipment...
"Are those human organs?" Ji Nanshu asked, pointing to the containers on the shelf on the wall.
"Hmm." Chu Mo's expression was inscrutable; these people were utterly depraved.
Ji Nanshu pointed to the door on the right. "There's another door here, let's go in and take a look. I sense a very familiar presence."
A familiar scent?
Could it be the Blood God Cult? To be honest, the Hua Country leadership is not unaware of the Blood God Cult; they have investigated it for a long time, but have only found that it has some connection with the Xia Family.
"Hmm, it should be the Blood God Cult." Ji Nanshu pushed open the door, glanced at it, and spoke with absolute certainty, "Ha, this formation! They're truly ruthless!"
"What's this?"
Ji Nanshu scoffed, " Blood Sacrifice Array. Only they would enjoy such disgusting nonsense."
"Sacrifices of human or animal blood were offered to nourish the evil god. No wonder there was so little blood in the hall."
A flash of disgust crossed Chu Mo's eyes. "Can it be destroyed?"
Of course~
There is no formation he cannot destroy; if there is, then it is a problem with the formation itself.
"Wait until you've completed your mission before you destroy it. If you destroy it now, they'll find out."
"Okay, let's go then."
After returning to the hotel, Ji Nanshu met with Chu Mo's teammates, a total of three people.
After Chu Mo gave a brief introduction, the three exchanged glances and exclaimed in unison, "Hello, Sister-in-law!!!"
Ji Nanshu: "..." There's really no need to be so frightening.
Chu Mo's eye twitched. "You scared him."
Zhou Le chuckled, "Boss, you've gotten into a relationship so quietly, we're all so excited!"
Leng Yize touched his gun and nodded in agreement.
Only Qi Ling looked regretful. "What a waste of a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung."
Sigh, with the eldest brother's lack of romantic understanding, his wife must have a very hard time.
Chu Mo: "..."
Ji Nanshu rarely saw Chu Mo looking so embarrassed, and laughed out loud, " Safety Talisman for you, keep them close to your bodies."
"Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Whether it works or not is another matter, but the boss will definitely be jealous (≧ω≦)/.
They're happy when their boss is jealous! (￣▽￣)/
After giving them the Safety Talisman, Ji Nanshu said, "I don't know your specific mission, but one thing is certain: the Blood God Cult is behind this. You must be especially careful. If you encounter a sorcerer, never confront him directly."
"Wear the amulet for peace and safety." After saying that, Ji Nanshu returned to Chu Mo's room.
Shh, I've been reading Godslayer lately. It's super good, and I love the first volume the most.