Chapter 39.4 (1/2)

After the joy from having survived had passed, Xiao Tangqiu’s first reaction was to turn around to confirm how Shen Yuan was doing. As a long-time old player, Shen Yuan was naturally in a much better state than a rookie like Xiao Tangqiu. His hair wasn’t very messy and his clothes looked even more neat and meticulous, far from how miserable someone who had just escaped the clutches of death should look.

By contrast, Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian appeared much more pathetic. There was a handful of scorched hairs on Xiao Tangqiu’s head and several small holes had burned through his clothes. Tang Mianmian looked even worse. His face had been blackened by the smoke, his body was covered in ash, and the bottom of his pants had a large hole, revealing his underwear.

When Xiao Tangqiu turned to size up Shen Yuan’s current condition, his eyes coincidentally met Shen Yuan’s line of sight. Their gazes staggered for a moment, meeting halfway, but Shen Yuan soon withdrew his sight and turned to look at the situation before him.

He hesitated whether or not to go to Shen Yuan to thank him. He hadn’t expected Shen Yuan’s help earlier, but Shen Yuan had not only stopped him from making a fatal mistake, but also pulled him to run with him… While he was hesitating, Shen Yuan’s teammates had already walked over to him, sandwiching him from the front and back.

Naturally, Xiao Tangqiu didn’t have the chance to thank Shen Yuan. He also withdrew his gaze and looked up at the surrounding environment.

Except for Lu Si’er, who had been engulfed by the flames after accidentally falling down, the seven of them had survived, including the little boy. However, the little boy was obviously frightened. Right now, he was crouching in the corner with his hands on his head, his expression full of fear and horror.

Xiao Tangqiu walked over and patted the little boy on the shoulder, comforting him softly, but this obviously didn’t have any effect. The little boy was still curled up and shivering. He sighed. What they had just experienced was so horrible that even an adult couldn’t withstand it, what more such a little child. Even he felt traumatized, how was he in any position to comfort others? How could he help anyone if he couldn’t even help himself?

Xiao Tangqiu turned around to carefully look at where they were. At the end of the secret passage was what seemed to be a narrow and enclosed space. The light was dim and visibility was very low. He quickly took out his flashlight.

As soon as the light came on, the whole space lit up. The next second, his hair stood on end.

This narrow space was full of portraits of Lily Marlene and the floor was covered in puppets that looked like Lily Marlene… But this wasn’t the reason why his hair stood on end, because within the pile of puppets, there were also organs such as human eyes, hair, as well as broken limbs such as arms and thighs.

Those human organs and limbs were thrown on the floor like puppet parts. The blood had already turned black and solidified. Looking around, it was like a slaughterhouse.

Hell on earth.

Xiao Tangqiu’s face turned pale. Tang Mianmian took a big step backwards, covering his mouth.

This was a human slaughterhouse!

Broken limbs and dried-up, caked blood could be seen everywhere. The stench was disgusting, but it was in stark contrast with the beautifully made puppets, which were as clean and beautiful as goods sold in a shop window. The portraits hung on the walls looked even cleaner and in perfect condition. This strange contrast made this place even more eerie, as if it wasn’t part of this world at all.

Compared to Xiao Tangqiu and Tang Mianmian, Shen Yuan and his team were much calmer. They had obviously become accustomed to such horrible scenes. Besides the slight frown made by the girls who were used to cleanliness, Shen Yuan and Duan Hongzhen didn’t even blink.

“These people should have been dead for a long time. From their clothes, they look like the townspeople,” Duan Hongzhen said, touching his chin. “There aren’t any fresh bodies…”

Townspeople? Xiao Tangqiu stared intently. Sure enough, certain parts of clothing were still left on some of the broken limbs. The style did look familiar. It was clearly similar to what the residents of the small town had worn.

“What do you mean by no fresh bodies?” Tang Mianmian covered his mouth, appearing like he would vomit at any moment. “The murderer is dead? So, that’s why he stopped killing?”

Duan Hongzhen smiled and said, “The murderer might not necessarily have stopped killing because he’s dead. It’s also possible that everyone is dead… so there’s no one left to kill…”

Tang Mianmian’s face turned ashen while Xiao Tangqiu frowned. Were all the residents of Daemon Town killed? But from what they saw earlier, there didn’t seem to be a single living person in the town, only a zombie/puppet army. It’s no wonder there was a strange smell ever since they stepped into the town.

“Someone slaughtered the entire town?! Who did it?” Tang Mianmian felt uncomfortable all over. “Lippinobert? Never mind that this psycho is crazy over Lily Marlene, but he’s actually so cruel to slaughter an entire town? Why did he kill these people?”

Duan Hongzhen smiled and did not speak, but Xiao Tangqiu looked at the broken limbs on the ground and suddenly a crazy thought occured. “Frankenstein.”

“Frankenstein?” Tang Mianmian immediately froze.

“Yes, Frankenstein. He used different parts of different corpses to form a person, or more accurately, a monster…” Xiao Tangqiu looked solemn. “Does Lippinobert also plan to…”