1058 The Undying Monster (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”Are you kidding me? Now that the people in the quarantine zone are rioting, and we're already short on numbers. Where the hell are we going to find more people and ask them to investigate a little, run-down prison?” the officer snapped impatiently at the other end of the call.
”Riot? Weren't they fine not long ago? Why are they rioting all of a sudden? Did many people suddenly die to the plague?” Zhang Xiaohou asked curiously.
”We have no idea either, the patients all have bloodshot eyes as if they had gone mad, and they kept attacking other people nearby! We are done for, the entire Kakka City is in great trouble!” the officer said.
”We did find...”
”That's enough, we won't be able to send people there, and I don't have time to talk to you, either!”
”But...”
Zhang Xiaohou was about to say something when the officer directly hung up the call. Zhang Xiaohou did hear a loud noise coming from the other end, and he could faintly recognize the sound of an alarm. It was obvious that the officer was not lying to him, but why would the patients suddenly behave so weirdly when they had only fallen sick to the disease?
Zhang Xiaohou believed it was necessary to tell Mo Fan and the others. The situation had suddenly escalated, as the people were rioting against the local government. If they escaped from the quarantine zone and more people were infected, it would be extremely difficult to resolve the plague!
”Why is the door closed? Mo Fan, Xinxia, are you in there?” Zhang Xiaohou slammed the thick door, yet there was no response from the other side.
He turned around and heard loud noises coming from the cells where the normal prisoners were kept in. The prisoners rammed their way out of the cells and glared at him!
”What is going on here? A riot in the prison too?” Zhang Xiaohou looked at the prisoners with bloodshot eyes, but he did not panic at all.
After all, he was a captain who had led his troop against an army of demon creatures, and had experienced something as epic as the Calamity of the Ancient Capital. In comparison, these prisoners with mere muscle were not so tricky to deal with.
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Inside the door, the little Red Demon stood among the serious criminals that were now covered in tentacles. It had no intention to fight them, but it kept giving commands to the criminals, ordering them to charge at the enemy.
”Their evil presence is stronger, most likely because of the evil residing in their hearts,” Xinxia said.
The ordinary prisoners in the cells looked fairly normal before. The most they did was stare wickedly at the three women. However, the serious criminals were much worse. They were not only driven by greed, but the urge to eat humans alive!
”They are still people, so try not to kill them,” Lingling reminded them.
These serious offenders were only being controlled. The evil presence had granted them strength, but they were still humans.
”Brother Mo Fan, Fiona and I will handle these criminals, you can focus on taking out the main culprit,” Xinxia said to Mo Fan.
Xinxia slowly closed her eyes. When they sprang open again, her eyes, normally as serene as a lake, suddenly emitted a ray as sharp as a sword.
Mind Puncture!
Xinxia clearly knew they could not afford to harm the serious criminals, as none of them were sentenced to death. They were also victims of the plague, thus the best approach she could take was attacking their minds!
Spiritual Force was formless, but it was driven into the minds of the criminals at Xinxia's will. The criminals immediately cried out in pain after receiving the attack, as if their heads were about to burst.
They crumpled to the ground simultaneously. The area of Xinxia's Mind Puncture was fairly huge. She had managed to take more than a hundred men down within an instant!
”Brother Mo Fan, hurry up, I won't be able to last for long,” Xinxia said.
”Got it!” Mo Fan did not dare to waste any time. He immediately cast Fleeing Shadow and approached the little Red Demon.
”Come and play with me at the back!” Mo Fan gathered the power of the Space Element between his hands. He forcibly lifted the little Red Demon and tossed it into the cage at the back.
Mo Fan had done so to prevent himself from injuring the serious criminals. Fiona, who was still standing beside Xinxia, was immediately aware of his intention. She immediately set up a water barrier around the criminals, to protect them from his spells, and also buy some extra time if Xinxia could no longer hold them down.
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Little Red Demon was infuriated. It thought Mo Fan and his crew were only normal Mages, considering how young they were. It only attacked them to prevent itself from being exposed. To its surprise, the Mages were incredibly strong, well beyond its expectation!