Chapter 599 - Monster (1/2)

Wang Leyou, male, thirty-three years old, arrived at Ri nation on the ninth. His family filed a police report on the twelfth and officially confirmed him as a missing person on the thirteenth: suspected of being kidnapped by a certain villainous group of Ri nation—everything about this man flashed in Xiao Luo’s brain immediately.

The situation was as creepy as it could get. In an empty alley with poorly lit conditions, and Wang Leyou, who had just risen like an undead. The sinister and eerie scene overwhelmed Xiao Luo and the two police officers. Xiao Luo stared at Miyazaki Ronjin’s patrol car and realized that its front was dented but there was no sign of blood on the ground. To his surprise, it was the patrol car that had sustained substantial damage from the impact.

Crack, crack, crack…

The ghastly sound of crackling bones suddenly echoed through the alley again. This time, it was even more frightening. It sounded like how a demon crushing a man’s body and drawing his bones out, and it was horrifying to the ears.

Miyazaki Ronjin still had his hand on Wang Leyou’s shoulder when the latter turned and suddenly attempted to strike him. Wang Leyou’s hand resembled a reptile’s claw. It was coarse and scaly on the surface, his fingers were tipped with black and sharp nails. The creature struck a heavy blow with its clawed hand, aiming for Miyazaki Ronjin’s chest, and it intended to kill.

Xiao Luo was alarmed, and he instantly dashed up and pushed Miyazaki Ronjin away. He blocked the blow with his palm and took the hit for his friend. There was no way Miyazaki Ronjin or any ordinary human could’ve survived that claw.

BAM!

The incoming claw smashed into Xiao Luo’s palm with explosive force, knocking him back a dozen steps or so before he could regain his balance.

Xiao Luo, usually calm and composed, gasped in awe at the force of the blow as this was beyond what he had expected. He was caught off guard. Who would believe that Wang Leyou’s strike could be that powerful? Was this “thing” really him?

He looked up and glared at Wang Leyou again, and what he now saw petrified him. That thing was undoubtedly Wang Leyou, but he was undergoing a strange transformation rapidly. Reptile-like scales were growing over his skin, densely packed like a suit of armor. Wang Leyou was turning into a hideous creature and his eyes were now completely white, making him appear as if he was possessed.

“Oh, my gosh, he… How did he suddenly turn into a monster?”

Kimura Akino was so shocked that his jaws dropped. How could a human suddenly transform into a monster covered in green scales? And it happened right before his eyes. Despite being hit by a speeding car, Wang Leyou remained unharmed.

Xiao Luo was similarly stunned as he realized that Wang Leyou was not breathing at all. Shouldn’t he be a corpse if he is not breathing? How could he be standing up and moving around? A deluge of questions filled Xiao Luo’s mind.

“Wang Leyou, Wang Leyou!”

Xiao Luo called out his name to see if he would react to it.

But there was no response from the creature. It was evident this name no longer meant anything to Wang Leyou.

It was quiet, and there were no other people in the empty alley. A chill breeze drifted through the dark passage and made the alley gradually got colder.

Miyazaki Ronjin drew his pistol and yelled, “Raise your hands! Wang Leyou, raise your hands!”

He too sensed a strange and dangerous aura emanating from Wang Leyou, and it felt the same as facing a blood-thirsty beast. Although it terrified him, he did not flinch.

Crack, crack, crack…

That same terrifying sound came from Wang Leyou again as he stomped toward Miyazaki Ronjin, oblivious to the pistol in his hand.

Miyazaki Ronjin gulped with some difficulty and broke into a cold sweat. Even his hands holding the pistol began to tremble slightly.

“Wang Leyou, stay where you are! I am warning you, do not take another step!”

It was evident that Wang Leyou had lost the ability to react to his warning. He seemed to be unaware of everything that was happening around him and only continued to approach Miyazaki Ronjin.

“First warning. Second warning. Third warning!”

BANG!

After the third warning, Miyazaki Ronjin pulled the trigger and fired an accurate shot that struck Wang Leyou’s shoulder.