Liu Yishou’s eyes instantly lit up upon hearing Wu Xin’s words.
Only one thought occupied his mind—the perfect candidate for a scapegoat had arrived!
A Scavenger near Rank 3? Someone from District 3?
It didn't matter. As long as someone was held responsible for this mess.
“Confirm the direction. We’re heading over now. Move fast.”
Liu Yishou made a split-second decision and turned to the Scavengers behind him.
“You few, grab some of the miners here. Question them about everything that’s happened since yesterday.”
“Also, give them some 'training' beforehand. Tell them exactly what they should say, then bring them to meet us.”
“The rest of you, move out!”
The Second Outpost was Liu Yishou’s personal autocracy. At his command, the entire team mobilized immediately, splitting into two groups as they entered the eerily quiet mining area.
...
To the east of the coal mine, Bai Feifei’s slender figure stood at the foot of the mountain.
Her clothes were now saturated with congealed blood. Lying around her were several aberrant hounds, their appearances terrifying with eyes growing out of their backs.
Clang—
She loosened her grip, and her long sword fell to the ground. After a night of slaughter, the ordinary blade was now covered in nicks and chips.
The morning sun cast its light upon her, reflecting off the crimson coating her body like a macabre form of body art.
She wasn't Xu Mo right now; she didn't possess that elegant movement technique that kept blood from touching his skin.
She could only use the strength she was still unfamiliar with to hack and slash at the aberrations until her sword dulled and she was drenched in gore.
At this moment, Bai Feifei felt as if her legs were weighed down by a thousand tons, unable to take even a single step.
This wasn't because her physical strength had failed her. On the contrary, by gaining experience from killing the aberrations, she had leveled up several times throughout the night.
Logically, with her level increased and her stamina replenished, she was stronger now than she had been before nightfall.
The problem was that her Sanity had dropped far too much!
She hadn't been able to re-enter that strange “Slaughter God Mode.” Hunting aberrations alone in the night had caused her Sanity to plummet continuously.
Now, her reason and emotions were in a state of utter chaos and negativity.
Furthermore, her mental stress didn't just come from the pollution of the aberrations, but from her own conscience.
She had seen the hellish living conditions of the miners here.
On her path to find the aberrations, there were times she arrived a step too late and watched with her own eyes as fleeing miners were torn to shreds.
Some miners still retained a shred of reason while they were turning; they cried out piteously for help even as their bodies began to attack others against their will.
Thus, Bai Feifei had to kill them with her own hands.
If she had arrived earlier, would so many miners have died?
If she hadn't come at all today, would none of this have happened?
If only...
Bai Feifei shook her head violently, trying to cast these thoughts from her mind. She knew there was no point in dwelling on them.
However, with her Sanity currently so low, she was unable to control her thoughts.
Whenever she closed her eyes, the screams of the dead, the pleas of the miners, and the roars of the aberrations began to echo in her mind.
The torture of these mixed sounds was nearly enough to drive her mad.
For no reason at all, Bai Feifei suddenly spoke, softly calling out to the Evil God who was supposed to be in her mind.
“...Xu Mo?”
“...”
No voice answered.
In fact, Xu Mo had fallen asleep.
Ever since Bai Feifei started her killing spree last night, he had found it quite boring. This ordeal, which was like a rite of passage for Bai Feifei, was uninteresting to him.
So, he had simply said, “I’m going to sleep, call me if you need something,” and then went silent.
Bai Feifei didn't quite understand... did an entity of the Great Old One level actually need to sleep?
Forget it. It was probably for the best that he wasn't here. Why had she suddenly thought of him at a time like this?
Sighing, Bai Feifei gripped her sword again, intending to search a bit more to see if any aberrations had been missed.
Suddenly, after walking a few steps, she saw a group of people appear at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
Some of them wore Scavenger uniforms, making their identities clear, but Bai Feifei wasn't sure about those who weren't in uniform.
She took a quick look at their physical condition and knew they couldn't be the ravaged miners.
This group was, of course, the people from the Second Outpost. While she was sizing them up, they saw her too.
The impact of Bai Feifei’s appearance at first glance was enough to truly shock this group of Scavengers.
Many of them looked at those stark, blood-soaked clothes, their minds momentarily blanking. They even overlooked Bai Feifei’s angelic features.
What on earth had she done?!
How many things did she have to kill for her clothes to be so thoroughly saturated with blood?
Why would this person come to this mining area to commit such a slaughter for no apparent reason?!
Perhaps intimidated by her murderous aura, Liu Yishou froze for a long while before he forced a smile and spoke up:
“We are Scavengers from the East District Second Outpost. May I ask who you are?”
“Second Outpost? Oh, I’m from the Third Outpost.” Bai Feifei breathed a sigh of relief.
“Are you here to handle the anomaly as well? Let’s work together to search for any remaining aberrations.”
With her Sanity so low, she didn't really want to talk. After mentioning it briefly, she intended to keep moving.
“Wait... wait!” Liu Yishou hurriedly called out to her.
Someone from the Third Outpost? Why did he have no memory of her at all?
Since when did that weak outpost have someone like this?
“Could you... perhaps tell us what happened here?” Liu Yishou said tentatively.
The despondent Bai Feifei’s voice suddenly carried a hint of anger upon hearing this.
“There is something wrong behind this coal mine. Someone has researched an evil substance that causes people to turn into aberrations.”
Hearing Bai Feifei’s blunt words, Liu Yishou’s eyelids jumped, and his expression turned grim.
He was certainly aware of such things, but everyone usually avoided the topic. How could she just say it outright?
This was a topic you weren't even supposed to touch!
“Haha... how could that be? Perhaps you’ve mistaken something. How could anyone actively research such a thing?” Liu Yishou said with a forced smile.
He was trying to hint to her that they should tactfully skip this topic.
But Bai Feifei didn't understand. She replied earnestly:
“No! I saw it with my own eyes!”
“The foreman here detonated that aberration potion and even triggered a chain reaction of aberration transmission!”
“Furthermore, the evil of this coal mine might go even deeper than that. There is very likely involvement from certain Inner City higher-ups!”
Upon hearing this, Liu Yishou leaned back slightly, his expression looking quite spectacular.
He suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why did this woman seem so incredibly reckless?
It was as if... she didn't know how the game was played at all!?
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