1357 The Truth Crawling Out from the Ground (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

Mo Fan received a call from Qi Yang as soon as he got off the plane. Qi Yang asked Mo Fan, Lingling, and Zhao Manyan to head north right away.

Despite being confused, the three drove an off-road vehicle that the Preventive Committee had provided for them. They followed the highway to a spacious grassland...

They were driving very quickly, and kept going forward recklessly even when there was no road available. Judging by Qi Yang's tone, something serious had happened.

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The trio met Qi Yang's Preventive Committee after they arrived in the valley behind a mountain.

There were ten members in the Preventive Committee. Qi Yang was the Leader and the commander. As for the remaining nine members, two were Battlemages, and the rest were spies, watchers, and trackers.

In terms of strength, they were not that impressive. Mo Fan might be able to take down the whole Committee by himself. That being said, the Preventive Committee was established to collect solid evidence. Once they had enough evidence to prove a great conspiracy was happening, they would request the assistance of the Magic Association!

”What happened?” Mo Fan asked.

”We received a report not long ago that the town here has gone missing,” Qi Yang said.

”Shouldn't it be something the Magic Association is responsible for?” Zhao Manyan grumbled.

The government could not possibly ask them to do everything. They were currently following the trail of an Extraditor of the Black Vatican. All their efforts would be in vain if the Extraditor got away!

”It definitely has something to do with the Black Vatican,” an ordinary-looking man of the Preventive Committee said.

”Let's check it out first,” Lingling said.

The group went to the town and discovered the buildings were still around. Even the tents scattered across the field were intact. It did not seem like anything serious had happened apart from the slight disorder.

The town was in a mess, yet the valuables were still around. It clearly was not the work of bandits. It was rare to see a huge town being robbed in China.

The town was deserted. Not a single person was around, but there were bloodstains everywhere. It was what the Preventive Committee was worried about the most. The bloodstains were a clear sign that something gruesome had happened here...

”A lot of people must have died, but I don't understand it. There wasn't a single corpse, not even a single part of their bodies,” Qi Yang frowned.

It was the Preventive Committee's first time encountering anything like it. The place was full of bloodstains that had dried up in the wind. They could all imagine the massacre, but why would the culprit bother cleaning up all the remains? It was hard work, and it had not been long since the town last contacted the outside world. It was impossible for the culprit to have enough time to clean up the mess.

Lingling was closely inspecting the town. A member of the Preventive Committee came up to Qi Yang and was about to whisper into his ear. Qi Yang glared at him. The man quickly reacted and said aloud, ”We found a mentally unstable old herdsman. He was sent to the nearest city to be treated. He seems to be a resident of this town.”

”Can he talk properly?” Qi Yang asked.

The man shook his head.

”We'll pay him a visit after he recovers. Did any of you find anything?” Qi Yang asked his members.

”I think it's the Beijiang (North of Xinjiang) Desolate Beasts. They have been living in the northern boundary of our country. This Beiji Grassland is very close to the northern boundary. It's likely that the whole town is wiped out by the demon creatures before they could call for help… as for the corpses, I bet the savage Beijiang Desolate Beasts ate them all up,” a man with a rough face and thick lips said.

”I agree with Daxie (Big Scorpion),” a woman agreed. Everyone called her Fujie (Sister Fu).

”There's another possibility. A Super Poison Spell might have caused it. The poison was strong enough to liquefy the remains… I also discovered wilted plants in the grassland to the north. The plants were stained with destructive energy; it's a sign of the Poison Element,” the member that first showed up with information, Qu Kang, spoke up.

Qi Yang fell into deep thought after listening to the reports and speculations from his underlings.

As a matter of fact, he believed everything they had said was too one-sided. Something did not feel right to him.

He looked at Mo Fan and asked, ”What do you think?”

”None of them are right,” Mo Fan said.

”Why would you say so? It's obviously a Super Poison Spell!”

”You're so young, you might not have enough experience. It's what greedy creatures like the Beijiang Desolated Beasts do. They always ate up all the remains of their prey. There was a similar incident around thirteen years ago. It also took the authorities a long time to figure out the truth...” Daxie said.

”Don't just all talk at once, wait for your turn,” Qi Yang said.

”That won't be necessary. Is there something to eat? We haven't eaten since the flight,” Mo Fan asked.

”...”