Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off

Chapter 242: Chapter 240: Bai Chaosi is in Danger

What?

They’re all dead?

How is that possible?

Shen Yue: ”Impossible! I know I didn’t kill them!”

Huang Ziyue’s gaze faltered slightly. He hadn’t expected everyone in Luoxi Town to be dead.

But... it definitely wasn’t Shen Yue.

As expected, Wu Huo said, ”It wasn’t you. It was the Mutated Lizards...!”

A Cheng added in a low voice:

”That’s right. When we arrived, all the people of Luoxi Town were dead at their own doorsteps. There were bodies everywhere—it was a horrific sight. Some... some were decapitated, cut in two, with their internal organs ripped out...”

”Not a single woman or child escaped...”

Shen Yue’s expression faltered as she listened...

She hadn’t expected the people of Luoxi Town to be massacred by Lizardmen...

But Luoxi Town was far from Barbaric City, remote and secluded, surrounded by forests and hidden in a deep mountain valley. How could the Lizardmen have found it so easily?

Besides, Moo Moo had severely injured the Lizardmen. They shouldn’t have been able to rally and strike back so quickly.

Just then, Wu Huo added:

”Also, the entire town was severely damaged—it was devastating. The broken walls are covered in the claw marks of a beast. What other animal besides the Lizardmen could be so savage!”

Hearing this, Shen Yue and Huang Ziyue’s hearts skipped a beat.

They exchanged a look, the same thought occurring to both of them...

Shen Yue immediately turned to A Cheng.

”You just said those people were decapitated, cut in two? Did you get a clear look at what split their bodies? Are you sure it was from the Lizardmen tearing them apart?”

A Cheng thought back, then seemed to recall something:

”Now that you mention it, it didn’t look like they were torn apart by Brute Force... It was more like they were killed in a single strike by something sharp... like a blade!!”

Wu Huo remembered something as well. ”That’s right! The cuts were very clean, as if made by a sharp blade. No hesitation at all... very sharp...”

”Miss Shen Yue, are you suggesting it wasn’t the Lizardmen?”

As they spoke, they too began to doubt whether the Lizardmen were responsible.

After all, they had both personally witnessed Lizardmen swarming to attack people. They would rip, tear, and swallow their victims whole—it was like watching beasts feed...

Shen Yue nodded.

”Lizardmen feed on flesh and blood. If they appeared in large numbers to attack the townspeople, it would be to eat them and fill their stomachs. But they didn’t eat the townspeople; they left the bodies behind. That’s completely out of character for those beasts. Besides, their claws and teeth aren’t sharp enough to slice a person in two in an instant!”

Wu Huo and A Cheng understood immediately.

’That’s right. If the Lizardmen had massacred the townspeople, they never would have left the bodies behind. They would have devoured them all, unless they were already full!’

And while the Lizardmen’s claws were sharp, they weren’t long or keen enough to slice a person in two instantly.

Their primary method of attack was to tackle and tear at their victims...

Wu Huo immediately looked at Shen Yue.

”Then, Miss Shen Yue, besides the Lizardmen, what else could have such power? What could be so savage as to slaughter an entire town of people, not to eat, but simply to kill!”

’Could it be that Luoxi Town offended someone with High level spiritual power? But there wasn’t a trace of spiritual power left at the scene.’

’And the widespread destruction didn’t look like it was done by a person; it was clearly the work of a beast.’

Shen Yue listened without speaking, merely glancing at Huang Ziyue, who of course understood what she was thinking.

In truth, they had both arrived at the same suspicion.

There was one beast that had such an ability!

The Purple Rabbit.

’But the Purple Rabbit lives in this forest. Logically, it would have no reason to travel so far to slaughter a small town, right?’

’The two places aren’t even in the same region, and there’s no obvious connection between them. It can feast on the vital blood of all kinds of beasts in the forest, so why would it go to Luoxi Town to kill the townspeople?’

Thinking of this, she suddenly asked, ”Was the blood drained from the townspeople’s bodies?”

Caught off guard by the question, Wu Huo shook his head.

”No, not at all. There was a large pool of blood under every body!”

A Cheng looked at Shen Yue.

”Miss Shen Yue, you ask that as if... is there something that drinks human blood?”

Shen Yue couldn’t figure it out for a moment.

’That beast kills by consuming the vital blood of its victims, so why would it kill an entire town of people without drinking their blood?’

’Could it be that it just wanted to kill the people of that town, not to drink their blood?’

’But why? Did it have a vendetta against the people of that town?’

Shen Yue shook her head. ”Yes, such a thing exists, but right now I’m not certain it was that beast.”

’After all, it has no reason to.’

’Besides, killing them last night and returning to the forest today... how could it be that fast?’

Huang Ziyue was also puzzled.

A Cheng and Wu Huo, however, were shocked. They had never imagined something that fed on human blood could exist.

It was too bizarre.

Shen Yue’s train of thought shifted, and she asked:

”By the way, how did you get back so quickly? And how did you know we were in this forest?”

The round trip from Li City to Luoxi Town, even if they traveled at top speed without a single break, would probably take a full day and night, right?

And shouldn’t they have waited in Li City after returning? Why did they come to this forest?

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Wu Huo immediately said:

”Miss Shen Yue, A Cheng and I had no idea you and the Great Emperor Master were here. We were just passing through on our way back to Li City and happened to run into you!”

A Cheng added, ”Yes, Miss Shen Yue! This forest connects directly to the valley behind Luoxi Town’s mountain. It’s a good thing we were checking carefully; otherwise, we never would have found it. The path is hidden behind a deep pool and isn’t easy to spot.”

The moment he said that,

Shen Yue froze.

”What did you say? This forest connects directly to Luoxi Town?!”

A Cheng: ”Yes! We never expected this forest to be connected to the mountains behind Luoxi Town!!”

Instantly, it was as if a veil was lifted in Shen Yue’s mind, and the truth became clear.

All the clues and suspicions converged on a single point.

The West City Forest connected directly to Luoxi Town. The Purple Rabbit killed without drinking blood. The entire population of Luoxi Town was senselessly slaughtered right before Wu Huo and A Cheng went to investigate...

Hu Tu risked his life to save the Purple Rabbit.

The relationship between the Purple Rabbit and Hu Tu...

The relationship with the townspeople of Luoxi Town...

And so... the answer was suddenly obvious.

Huang Ziyue also seemed to realize something and immediately looked at Shen Yue.

It was already obvious. If the Purple Rabbit massacred the people of Luoxi Town but not to drink their blood, then it must have been to cover up the truth—to silence them.

And who would need to slaughter the people of Luoxi Town to cover up the truth?

The only person would be Xiao Ya, who lived in Luoxi Town.

And the connection between Hu Tu and Xiao Ya went without saying. All signs indicated that their relationship was anything but simple.

Therefore, the answer was... the Purple Rabbit was probably Xiao Ya!!

This was the same conclusion Shen Yue had reached in her mind!

’No wonder. No wonder the Purple Rabbit became so enraged after hearing my voice, its eyes filled with such hostility towards me.’

’The reason... that hostile, murderous look in its eyes didn’t come from nowhere...’

At that moment, alarm bells suddenly went off in her head.

”Oh no, Bai Chaosi is in danger!”

Shen Yue and Huang Ziyue ordered their subordinates and Wu Huo to carry the members of the Dragon Guardian Position and the Mystic Mechanism Building, whose spiritual power had been drained by the Devouring God Flowers, out of the forest. Then, the two of them headed straight for Li City!

Earlier, after Bai Chaosi had been knocked unconscious by the Poison Powder, she had ordered her people to take Bai Chaosi back to Li City!

They were probably about to arrive.

But if the Purple Rabbit was indeed Xiao Ya, then after being rescued by Hu Tu and his three companions, she would surely return to Li City in secret.

To avoid exposing herself, she would definitely go back to the City Lord Mansion first.

And if she were to discover that Hu Tu and his companions were dead, she would likely grow desperate and attack the unsuspecting Bai Chaosi.

Worry gnawed at Shen Yue.