Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the figure before him.
Although if they ultimately can't find it, they'll definitely test everyone; the Calamity Beast can't escape.
But the fact that they could even think of using this method to gain trust is already quite remarkable.
"What, is that not allowed, Comrade Inspector?" the chubby figure asked again.
"No, of course you can. You're right, we're already being hunted down, how could we possibly..."
Shen Heng said with a smile, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly looked to the side with a puzzled expression.
"Huh? Wei Leyang, why did you come down?"
Upon hearing this, the chubby figure instinctively turned his head to look to the side...
laugh--!
The long sword suddenly pierced through his head.
His eyes were wide open, and there seemed to be a hint of incomprehension in them.
However, none of this could stop what has already happened.
The next moment, a piercing, sticky sound came from the fat figure's head.
"Ah--Uh ah--"
Shen Heng felt his hand holding the long sword shake, followed by a sudden jerking motion from the figure's head.
The chubby figure suddenly opened its mouth, and then a feeling of being forcefully torn apart came from the knife.
Before Shen Heng could even guess what was happening inside the skull, a bright red, segmented worm crawled out of the plump figure's mouth.
In an instant, the worm had completely crawled out.
It's quite thick, but very short, extremely short, probably less than twenty centimeters long.
But it can't be entirely blamed, because it's incomplete right now.
At its tail, it was clearly visible that a section had been broken off, and bluish-green blood was dripping down continuously.
Its tail used the fat figure's mouth for leverage, and the figure flew straight upwards, where there was a long ventilation duct.
Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. He placed his left hand on the fat figure's head and quickly drew his knife from the hilt with his right hand.
Ignoring the red and white mess on the longsword, Shen Heng quickly turned his head to look at the worm.
It had already torn a hole in the sheet metal ventilation duct and was now crawling rapidly forward inside.
A creaking sound emanated from the ventilation ducts as Shen Heng, holding a long knife, followed closely below.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, no longer following the direction of the approaching figure, but looking straight ahead.
Ahead, the sheet metal ventilation ducts no longer stretched straight ahead, but instead branched out.
If the fork in the road had led to the left or right, Shen Heng could have followed along.
The key is that it's upward!
The worms could climb directly up the ventilation ducts, Shen Heng couldn't do anything about it.
He had to make a move before then... Shen Heng tightened his grip on the long sword, his gaze returning to the source of the 'crackling' sound.
The long sword tilted slightly to one side in his hand.
The next moment, Shen Heng's figure suddenly darted forward.
Seemingly sensing his movement, the worms in the ventilation duct also increased their speed.
Both sides sped towards the branching point of the ventilation duct.
The Origin Power quickly converged downwards from his feet.
The next moment, accompanied by a loud 'bang', Shen Heng's figure leaped forward.
His eyes were fixed on the direction from which the sound came, and the long sword in his hand extended backward.
Whoosh--!
A flash of light appeared.
The long sword sliced straight through the ventilation duct, drawing out a considerable amount of bluish-green blood, but...
"Ah--Uh ah--"
A piercing, mournful scream rang out from the ventilation duct.
A clanging sound came from the ventilation duct, followed by a heavy thud at the fork in the duct.
The worm scurried straight up the ventilation duct.
Shen Heng stood still, gazing at the ventilation ducts not far away.
He tilted the long sword in his hand, letting the blood flow down, then raised his hand and lightly pressed the headset.
" Wei Leyang, clap your hands hard!"
Soon, Wei Leyang's voice came through the earpiece.
"You took a picture, so what?"
Shen Heng didn't reply. He located the position where the clapping sound had just come from and said:
" The Calamity Beast has gone up; it's about 50 meters to your right rear, inside the ventilation duct. You can tell by the sound."
" Calamity Beast? It's come up again? You encountered Calamity Beast?" Wei Leyang asked.
"Hmm," Shen Heng replied simply.
"If I go to intercept the Calamity Beast, then it seems like there are two of us being chased too?"
"They don't need to worry about them for now. This Calamity Beast seems to only drive people mad, not increase their strength. They don't have guns, and it's not easy for them to kill people with their fists."
"Okay, I understand," Wei Leyang replied. "In the ventilation duct, right?"
"Yes, that's right. But it's gone to the fifth floor now. Go to the fifth floor." Shen Heng listened to the sounds around him while updating the location of the Calamity Beast.
"Okay, I understand," Wei Leyang replied.
Shen Heng turned and ran quickly towards the stairs.
Although he had given instructions to Wei Leyang, he still wanted to go up and check it out himself.
"By the way, what rank is this Calamity Beast again?" Wei Leyang asked into his headset.
" Tier 2, it slashed me twice, it should have very little fighting power left now," Shen Heng replied.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Wu Cheng interjected into the headset, "You just broke through to Tier 2 not long ago, and you can already take on Tier 2 Calamity Beast all by yourself?"
"No, these parasitic Calamity Beast aren't very strong in combat," Shen Heng explained.
"That's still amazing!" Han Ling said.
"Yes, yes!" Wu Cheng laughed.
Shen Heng did not reply, and walked quickly forward.
He has a fairly clear understanding of his current abilities.
He could probably defeat some of the weaker Tier 2 Calamity Beast, but he simply couldn't defeat the stronger ones.
Fortunately, the Calamity Beast we encountered today was one of the weaker Tier 2 monsters, but...
Actually, that's not necessarily true. Shen Heng felt that the Calamity Beast was just being dragged down by the person it was parasitizing.
Parasitic Calamity Beast, it's reasonable to assume, derive a significant portion of their power from the creatures they parasitize.
Unfortunately, it arrived in a world where only a few people cultivated.
Those who can be chosen by it are basically ordinary people.
I wonder how much stronger it would become if it were parasitized by a power user?
Shen Heng couldn't help but ponder this.
Suddenly, a terrified scream rang in my ears, which quickly turned into a whimper.
After listening carefully, Shen Heng lightly pressed a button on the headset.
" Wei Leyang, it seems it has found someone to parasitize."
"Yes, I know, I've seen it. It found someone who was detained in the police station and parasitized them," Wei Leyang replied.
"Wait, I'll be right there," Shen Heng said.
"We'll be there soon too," Han Ling replied quickly.
"No, no, no, it's just a Second Tier Calamity Beast. Shen Heng can defeat it, but I can't?" Wei Leyang's words came through the earpiece.
"Haha, that's it, go for it, Wei Leyang!" Wu Cheng shouted into the headset.
Shen Heng: "..."