Free Web NovelIn the darkness, Jiang Li stopped in front of the welded metal door, sensing the Spiritual Energy fluctuations coming from behind it. Her eyes turned cold, and without hesitation, she raised her hand and cut through the steel bars and lock on the door with a single slash. With a "bang!" she kicked open the door and flashed into the room behind it.
As soon as she burst into the room, a strong stench mixed with the smell of formalin assailed her. Residual murky and foul Spiritual Energy fluctuations filled every corner of the room.
The room was empty, with no urban legend present. There was a messy patch of footprints on the ground, as if someone or a Strange Tale had just been there but had now left.
Did they escape? Or are they hiding? Jiang Li frowned, enveloped her eyes with Spiritual Energy, and scanned the dark room.
The room was very large, but the layout was simple. In the empty room, there were four large glass tanks, somewhat like aquariums, sealed at the top.
Three of the glass tanks were broken, as if they had been smashed. Glass shards were scattered all over the floor. At the bottom of the tanks, there were still some reddish-brown viscous liquids that hadn't completely dried up. That should be the residue left after the water evaporated from the mixture of specimen body fluids and formalin.
The only intact glass tank looked like it was prepared but hadn't been used yet, and it was covered in dust.
Jiang Li covered her mouth and nose with one hand, looked around, and saw the introduction board hanging on the wall. She walked over, wiped the dust off the glass of the introduction board, and carefully examined the text. She found that it recorded the information of previous Pig Kings.
【Shan Feng, Ningxiang Pig, 948KG...】
【Mei Kuai, Songliao Black Pig, 957KG...】
【Hormone, Songliao Black Pig, 1002KG...】
Jiang Li silently read through the information of the previous Pig Kings and found that there was a large amount of text afterwards. Most of the content of that text was bragging about the South Suburb Slaughterhouse's level of scientific research and breeding, which had no practical value. However, there was one detail that she was very concerned about.
"Special feed? Does it refer to the meat supplied daily on the register?"
She muttered to herself, then gently shook her head, negating her initial guess.
If it was just meat, the supplemented nutrients could be completely replaced by other things, and there were even better substitutes. It would definitely be impossible to raise these Pig Kings with monstrous weights.
Thinking this, she paced back and forth in the room a few times. After confirming that she could no longer obtain any valuable information there, she exited the room and continued walking towards the archives.
That room, the 【Pig King Specimen Exhibition Room】, should have been for investors to see. There shouldn't be much valuable information in it.
As the winner of the Hua City Pig King honor for three consecutive terms, the South Suburb Slaughterhouse once raised the banner of "establishing an integrated research, breeding, and slaughter plant area" and attracted a lot of investment.
Just like the Pig King in a certain game can produce gold, these Pig Kings, in a sense, did indeed "produce" a lot of gold for the South Suburb Slaughterhouse.
In fact, the visual impact brought by ordinary people seeing those behemoths weighing nearly a ton is reason enough to believe that the South Suburb Slaughterhouse truly has some technology that makes domestic pigs grow faster and larger.
But...
Jiang Li felt that the so-called special formula was probably not that simple.
Walking through the corridor, passing by rooms with tightly closed doors, Jiang Li saw several special rooms near the end of the corridor.
Other rooms either had windows facing the corridor or small windows on the doors, so you could roughly see the situation inside from the outside.
These few rooms were different. Not only did they have no windows, but the locks were also specially made. Without the matching key, even the best locksmith would find it difficult to open them.
This is it. This should be where the archives are located. Jiang Li thought.
Although there were no labels on the doors, she felt that only places storing archives, work logs, and that so-called special technology would be so strictly protected.
"Swish, swish, swish—!"
Accompanied by a few sounds of metal being cut and sparks flying, Jiang Li didn't hesitate at all. With two or three slashes, she cut an opening in the security door large enough for one person to pass through.
Entering inside, this room was very large. Several withered plants were placed against the wall, next to empty book shelfs and office desks. In a corner of the room, there was an exaggeratedly large filing cabinet.
A police seal was affixed to the door, and the surroundings were sealed with tape. Along the edges of the cabinet door, the basic sealing Spell of the Night Watch standard was inscribed.
Why would they seal this cabinet? Did they find something terrifying inside? Jiang Li frowned, walked forward, removed the basic sealing Spell, tore off the seal, and opened the cabinet door.
There was no terrifying scene of a Strange Tale suddenly pouncing out as she had imagined, nor were there any evil or bloody sacrificial items. In the large filing cabinet, all sorts of files and documents had been emptied. There was only a dust-covered USB drive, so plain that Jiang Li felt a bit disappointed.
She quickly put away her disappointment, picked up the USB drive, walked to a chair nearby, and reached into her collar to fumble around. She pulled out an OTG adapter cable from the inner layer of her jacket and connected the USB drive to her phone.
She wondered if it would still work after being stored for so long, but a USB drive stored in such a special way must contain extremely important content. Jiang Li thought.
As she was thinking, her phone finished reading the contents of the USB drive and displayed a bunch of garbled characters.
"Is it encrypted?" Jiang Li muttered to herself, clicked on the Night Watch password cracking program hidden in her phone, and began to decrypt the encrypted file.
7%...12%...21%...
Watching the progress bar slowly move to the right, Jiang Li's expression suddenly changed. She looked up and glanced outside the room. free𝑤ebnovel.com
She sensed something approaching.
There were no footsteps, no sound at all, but she could strangely feel something approaching.
It came from downstairs, neither fast nor slow, like a large patch of lifeless shadow.
Hmph! Finally appearing? Don't want me to know the secret of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse? Jiang Li sneered in her heart, stuffed her phone and USB drive into her embrace, grabbed her long saber, and walked towards the corridor.
When she returned to the corridor, it was already completely enveloped in a deathly darkness. The surroundings were silent, and the space was filled with foul and murky Spiritual Energy.
Jiang Li calmly circulated Spiritual Energy to cover her eyes. The next moment, a scene like that from night vision goggles appeared before her. Shadows that looked familiar yet whose faces she could never remember stood silently, their bodies covered in some viscous liquid, their eyes staring blankly at her.
Then, they moved, their eyes flashing with crimson light, shrieking as they pounced, like a group of lost souls being controlled by demons.
"Are they Jiangshi? I didn't expect the urban legend here to possess such an ability."
Jiang Li muttered to herself in a low voice, her gaze sinking. She held the long saber horizontally in front of her, the tip slightly lowered. Without hesitation, she enveloped the long saber in Spiritual Energy. A sheet of azure flame instantly erupted from the chilling blade.
That's more like it! What's the point of hiding?
Face my weapon, and gain liberation!
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It's an illusion, it's an illusion, I must have opened it the wrong way. Lu Yibei thought.
Although Zhang Dexian and Miao Miao Jiang were playing on their phones when they entered the slaughterhouse, Lu Yibei secretly observed their movements.
From their movements, they were acting together when they first entered the slaughterhouse.
That's why Lu Yibei, after hearing Zhang Dexian's struggle with the Strange Tale, concluded that Miao Miao Jiang was likely with him, and she secretly wrote a script for a hero saving the beauty.
However, reality is not a wish-fulfillment novel; there aren't that many heroes saving beauties. Following the script, not only would she fail to save the beauty most of the time, but she might also unexpectedly gain a muscular man.
Lu Yibei looked in astonishment at the Strange Tale remains all over the ground. Dense urban legend were watching from a distance with covetous eyes, but they seemed to fear her fierce actions just now, like a divine soldier descending from the sky, hacking off heads with random slashes. For a moment, they didn't dare to attack rashly. When she turned her head, the big man beside her showed her an arrogant and unrestrained smile.
Lu Yibei, "..."
This... why do people these days all smile so uniquely?
The beautiful girl smiles like a villain with a dark heart, and the muscular man smiles like a crooked-mouthed war god.
Can't they... uh, never mind, I'm expressionless myself, I'm not qualified to talk about others. Lu Yibei thought.
Zhang Dexian watched the silent Lu Yibei, cupped his fists, and said in a deep voice, "Miss's life-saving grace, Zhang has no way to repay, I can only..."
Hearing halfway, Lu Yibei raised an eyebrow and quickly interrupted, "Hey, hey, stop! Please don't say you'll offer yourself! Your type is too strong for me, I can't handle it."
"..."
Zhang Dexian opened his mouth, just about to say something, when at this moment, the group of urban legend in front began to stir again, their sharp claws scraping against the ground with a sound that made one's teeth ache.
Pairs of crimson eyes scanned Lu Yibei and Zhang Dexian back and forth, as if looking at two fresh, delicious human meat packages that had delivered themselves.
“Not good, it seems like they can’t hold back and are about to attack us!”
“Ah?” Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, then asked back, “What should we do? Should we make the first move?” free𝑤ebnovel.com
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I’m a B Level Psychic now, after all. I’m confident I can fight these small fries. Lu Yibei thought.
“I actually have a way to deal with them, but it requires some preparation time. I believe with your strength, you should be able to stall for enough time for me. Please!”
Are you some kind of protagonist? You just unilaterally make decisions without discussing with your teammate? And here I was, being brave for once!
Lu Yibei grumbled inwardly. Although she didn’t know where Zhang Dexian got his confidence from, she still nodded and said, “No problem, leave it to me.”
If the sky falls, and there’s a big idiot willing to hold it up, what’s wrong with that?
Anyway, I’ve already tested the Imitation Godly Walking Armor. I’m very satisfied with its speed. If he’s unreliable and I can’t beat them, I can just leave him behind and run away at any time.
Just as Lu Yibei was thinking, she suddenly heard Zhang Dexian ask, “Oh right, what do you know how to do? You should know some Spells, right?”
“Yes, Red Flame Flash.” Lu Yibei nodded.
Although she also knew the incantations for Chi Huang Fire and Four Beasts Bright Sky Cannon.
But considering the effect of the Spell amplification, if she rolled a fifty times amplification, not to mention whether she would be caught in the range of fire, the terrifying Spiritual Energy consumption alone would be unbearable for her.
Unless she called for a helper, but calling for a helper costs life, and Miao Miao Jiang is suspected to be Jiang Li. Calling for a helper casually always feels a bit inappropriate.
“Ah?” Zhang Dexian looked at Lu Yibei, who tilted her head. He felt his shiny bald head was full of question marks, and the heroic spirit of a hot-blooded warrior couldn't be maintained, instantly collapsing.
“You only know Red Flame Flash?”
“Uh, yes... But my Red Flame Flash is very strong, want to try it?” Lu Yibei said confidently.
Zhang Dexian, “...”
How strong can Red Flame Flash, a Spell that can basically only be used for lighting, be?
Damn it, I misjudged this time!
I thought it was a king, but how did it turn out to be a bronze?
Zhang Dexian was silent for a moment, then looked ahead, his expression sinking. He subtly blocked in front of Lu Yibei and said, “Forget it, there’s only one way.”
Lu Yibei, “...”
Did he just change the subject about Red Flame Flash like that?
Damn it, when can Red Flame Flash stand up? I’m so angry I’m shaking and cold!
Lu Yibei thought, and asked indifferently, “What way?”
“Don’t be a coward!”
As a true iron-blooded man, how can he abandon a Miss and run away? This time, he can only fight to the death! Zhang Dexian thought.
“What? Are you sure?”
Zhang Dexian nodded, “Yes, don’t worry, I will protect you. As long as a person has something they want to protect, their potential will... Holy crap!?”
He followed the direction Lu Yibei was pointing and was immediately shocked.
Those urban legend wearing tattered uniforms had gathered together at some point. The mucus on their bodies wriggled, sticking to each other, and evolving into giant bodies.
These vengeful spirits, deeply corrupted by the South Suburb Slaughterhouse urban legend, were like Lego blocks, piecing themselves together in just a dozen seconds.
They transformed into several gaunt, massive creatures that were almost touching the roof, with four limbs on the ground, sharp fangs, and scarlet eyeballs that slowly flickered as the black mucus on their bodies flowed. From their outline, they looked like wild boars that had been stripped of most of their flesh and had many gaseous, deformed limbs growing on them.
The next moment, as if they couldn’t help but want to eat after being hungry for a long time, they opened their blood-red mouths full of tumors, dripping thick black mucus, emitting terrifying screeches, and pounced over.
Seeing the scene before him, Zhang Dexian was stunned and didn’t know how to react for a moment. He could only clench his sweaty fists.
This is dangerous now... he grumbled inwardly, watching the massive creature constantly approaching, preparing to fight with all his might.
The next moment, he felt his feet suddenly leave the ground, and his body felt like it was flying, suspended in mid-air.
Zhang Dexian, “???”
He was stunned for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he realized he had been lifted above Lu Yibei’s head.
“This wave, this wave is my understanding, don’t feed.”
As if answering Zhang Dexian's confusion, Lu Yibei's voice faintly entered his ears.
“You want to run? But their speed is very fast, their movements are very agile, we can’t...”
“Bang—!”
Before Zhang Dexian could finish speaking, an air blast exploded in his ears. The two of them shot out of the breeding farm building like an alien cannonball.
For a moment, a suffocating strong wind rushed towards them, like a large hand pulling, distorting Zhang Dexian’s face. His tongue, with nowhere to go, flapped in his mouth like a flag.
The next moment, a roar sounded from behind. Several huge dark figures crashed through large holes in the breeding farm building, accompanied by flying dirt and rocks, chasing after Lu Yibei.
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On the small hill outside the South Suburb Slaughterhouse.
The tall, thin man and the Cat-Eared Girl sat side by side on a treetop, each with an earphone, while vigilantly scanning their surroundings with their Spiritual Sense, and attentively listening to the new chapter about the Great Serpent God on the urban legend live radio station, marveling.
“I didn’t expect Wang Bu Liu Xing to have done something big when we weren’t paying attention, the legacy of a god! How credible do you think this Lao Zhang's story is?” the Cat-Eared Girl said.
“Quite high, at least sixty to seventy percent? Except for the part about him forming a deep friendship with the white-haired girl that transcends generations,” the tall, thin man said.
“But what I’m more worried about is whether she will have problems after obtaining that level of mythical species legacy.”
“Even if she has the Power of a mythical species, it’s not mature yet, right? If she accidentally falls and defects to the Eclipse Society, it will be troublesome.”
“Don’t worry about that...” The Cat-Eared Girl rolled her eyes, “Based on my long-term secret observation of her, she doesn’t even dare to pick up ghost coins, so how could she rashly devour the knowledge of a mythical species?”
The tall, thin man tilted his head, “Are there really any urban legend who can resist that kind of temptation?”
“I don’t know about others, but her...”
“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”
The Cat-Eared Girl’s words were only halfway finished when several loud noises suddenly came from # Nоvеlight # the direction of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse. The two of them looked in the direction of the sound and saw the scene inside the slaughterhouse, their mouths twitching in unison.
Inside the dilapidated and crumbling slaughterhouse, a frail white-haired girl was running with a burly man, who was as strong as a bear, held in her hands. Her figure moved flexibly between the buildings, twisting and turning, jumping up and down, leaving a trail of afterimages as she bobbed up and down.
Several massive dark figures chased behind them, occasionally spitting out foul-smelling poisonous mist to intercept them, but the girl seemed to be able to predict where the poisonous mist would land, always deftly dodging it a second before it fell.
“How is her speed so fast?” the tall, thin man asked in a low voice.
The Cat-Eared Girl pondered for two seconds, “It should be that imitation of the Godly Walking Armor that she got from somewhere, right?”
“Oh...”
The tall, thin man responded faintly, and then fell silent along with the Cat-Eared Girl, feeling a little complicated.
They had organized dozens of group entry reviews together. It wasn't that they hadn't seen powerful individuals, and they had even seen people who played the review as a puzzle-solving game or an ACT game, but this was the first time they had seen someone play the review as a parkour game.
After a long while, the tall, thin man opened his mouth, just about to say something, when at this moment, two Spiritual Energy fluctuations of unknown origin suddenly entered the range of his Spiritual Sense detection.
One was bloody and violent, the other was rotten and foul-smelling, and they were rapidly approaching this direction.
The Cat-Eared Girl, who also sensed the two Spiritual Energy fluctuations, seemed to realize something. Her fluffy ears twitched vigilantly from side to side, and her pupils narrowed into sharp, blade-like slits.
“It seems that what the person in Wang Bu Liu Xing’s live stream said is true,” the tall, thin man said in a deep voice, stretching his wrists and standing up.
“Mm...” The Cat-Eared Girl nodded and also stood up, looking in the direction from which the two Spiritual Energy fluctuations came. She saw two stealthy dark figures flying from a distance and landing near the South Suburb Slaughterhouse.
The people from the Eclipse Society appeared.
