But even at the very last moment, these people refused to give up.
They still had to fight back.
In the next instant, the man holding the chair charged at Zuo Lin'an. He knew Zuo Lin'an was the weaker link, but holding the heavy chair slowed him down.
Zuo Lin'an quickly dodged the attack and lunged toward two other opponents.
Whenever they tried to fight back, he would feign a slash with his knife to force them back, while swinging the club in his left hand to knock them down.
Before long, the fight was over, and the villa fell silent.
After resting briefly to recover their strength, they carried the men back one by one, tossing them all into the basement of the first villa.
The two of them didn't sleep a wink that night.
By noon the next day, Zuo Lin'an let out a long sigh. He had just killed someone, and that happened to be his sixtieth.
At that moment, he noticed a subtle change in his body.
His body temperature seemed to have dropped.
But it also felt like a mere illusion.
Nevertheless, a cold yet familiar aura welled up from deep within his heart, merging into the specter body phantom behind him.
His specter body phantom was now exactly two-thirds complete!
Zuo Lin'an instinctively looked back, but there was nothing behind him.
Yet in his perception, a familiar humanoid shadow was floating there. As for why it felt familiar, it was because the shadow looked exactly like him.
Covered in blood, Xu Youyou walked out from inside. With every step, he left a dark red footprint. He casually shook his hands, splattering blood everywhere.
But he didn't care at all, because he had also just reached his quota of sixty kills.
He didn't feel anything out of the ordinary.
It was just that having his own specter body hovering behind him felt chilly and a bit hard to get used to.
The two of them washed the blood off their bodies, changed into fresh clothes, and brought out the remaining three prey from the basement.
Since they had killed almost everyone in this settlement, it was time to leave and head to Zhao Cheng's territory.
Once there, they only needed to kill thirty more people each—sixty in total—to fully form their specter bodies.
Then, they would find a secluded spot to take the final step.
Assimilation.
Zuo Lin'an left the villa where they had stayed for only two or three days, guiding the three captives in the right direction as they slowly made their way forward.
However, their pace was far too slow.
“Move faster. Whoever is the slowest will be the first to die.”
Despite their fear, the three of them did not speed up.
Seeing this, Zuo Lin'an stopped talking. He would simply kill the slowest one in a moment as an example, and the remaining two would surely pick up the pace.
On the hour, Zuo Lin'an executed one of them in a brutal and bloody manner right in front of the other two. After that, the remaining pair didn't dare to dawdle any longer.
Thus, it took them two hours to finally reach their destination.
By this time, only one captive remained with them.
Since Zuo Lin'an had killed the second captive just a few minutes ago, he couldn't make another move, leaving this last person to Xu Youyou.
Just as Xu Youyou was about to drag him aside to finish him off, the man struggled and begged for mercy.
“Wait, don't kill me!”
“I'm still useful! I can be useful to you!”
“Your identities are special, so you definitely don't want to expose yourselves. How about this? You can stay at my place first! I'll cover for you and help you find people!”
“I'll have them deliver themselves to your doorstep one by one!”
“There are still over eighty people in the entire settlement. You can kill as many as you want!”
“Just spare my life, and I'll do anything!”
As he spoke, he fell to his knees, clutching Xu Youyou's leg while weeping and wailing.
Zuo Lin'an and Xu Youyou exchanged a glance.
Honestly, if this man was truly willing to help, their subsequent actions would indeed be much easier, and the chances of being discovered would be significantly lower.
But the problem was...
Although the man looked utterly terrified, he was actually not trustworthy.
Once they entered Zhao Cheng's settlement, if he decided to scream and blow their cover, the two of them would definitely be surrounded and attacked by Zhao Cheng's men.
No matter how confident they were, they couldn't fight dozens of people at the same time.
Sensing their distrust, the man quickly added, “I... I came to Sin Hunter City on purpose!”
“What do you mean?”
Coming to Sin Hunter City on purpose?
The authorities wouldn't falsely accuse anyone thrown into Sin Hunter City; everyone here was a death row inmate.
Knowing his words were hard to believe, the man explained.
“Zhao Cheng used to be a serial killer on the outside. One day, he kidnapped my wife. Not only did he assault her, but he also dismembered her body and threw it away.”
“By the time the police tracked him down, they discovered that more than ten women had died at his hands, and my wife was just one of them.”
“I waited for the court's sentencing, thinking he would be executed immediately. But to my surprise, he was sentenced to be sent to Sin Hunter City!”
“Since then, I frantically gathered information about Sin Hunter City, only to find out that fighting and killing aren't allowed inside. That meant that bastard Zhao Cheng could still live!”
“I couldn't accept it, so...”
Zuo Lin'an cut in, “So you intentionally murdered innocent people in a brutal manner just to get sent to Sin Hunter City, and you even managed to find Zhao Cheng.”
“Yes! I want him dead!”
“Then why didn't you take the chance to kill him?” Zuo Lin'an asked. “Even if you died after killing him, you would have had your revenge. Or is it that you want him dead, but you don't want to die yourself?”
Hearing this, the man fell silent.
Zuo Lin'an was speechless.
If what this man said was true, he indeed loved his wife deeply.
But he also loved himself.
Ultimately, the most pitiful ones were the innocent people he had murdered.
Hm?
Right at that moment, Xu Youyou and Zuo Lin'an turned their heads toward the same direction at the same time.
“Come out.”
As soon as the words left his mouth, a person stepped out from behind a distant tree, appearing to be around the same age as Zuo Lin'an.
“Ah... I got caught.”
Zuo Lin'an frowned. If his two-thirds complete specter body hadn't enhanced his perception, he probably wouldn't have noticed this person.
“Speak. How do you want to die?”
In truth, there was no choice.
It wasn't on the hour yet, so Zuo Lin'an couldn't kill anyone. If these two were to be killed, only Xu Youyou could do it.
“Brothers, don't be so violent. I can help you.”
“Help us? Why?”
“Because I'm also a student.”
Instead of relaxing upon hearing this, Zuo Lin'an grew even more vigilant.
He sneered. “So what if you're a student? Students can hunt each other too. Who knows what you're plotting?”
Saying this, he kicked the man slumped at Xu Youyou's feet.
“Who is he?”
“Him? He's a newcomer Boss Zhao brought back a while ago.”
However, the captive had never expected that this newcomer was actually a student as well.
Zuo Lin'an looked at the newcomer's clothes. They were very new.
If that was the case, the newcomer's claim of being a student held some credibility.
Still...
Zuo Lin'an said nothing. He slowly bent down and picked up a random stone, roughly the size of a table tennis ball.
He tossed the stone toward Xu Youyou, who caught it reflexively. Instantly understanding the intent, Xu Youyou hurled it at the self-proclaimed student.
It hit him square in the forehead!
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