Chapter 381: Five More?
Zhang Mu accompanied Hachikuju to complete the follow-up procedures of Badar’s funeral, and at the sa ti let the two cavalry stationed in Ejin Horo Banner freely adjust, until the night fell, they ca to Zhang Feng’s restaurant.
The at was cooked by Zhang Feng himself, the wine was ordinary wine brought from Gesar, slightly diluted with so plant-based wine, otherwise with that level of alcohol, drinking two bowls would make this group of first-stage evolvers all pass out here. What’s the point of drinking and eating at then?
This ti, Zhang Feng replaced a pot that was twice as big as last ti, causing everyone to be stunned.
As the volu of the pot increased, the intensity of his flas also rose accordingly.
The thickness of the pillar of fire was far higher than the last ti they t. It seed that he had found a way and gotten the at of a second-rank mutant beast. Although mutant beasts are difficult to deal with, with good luck, one can always encounter a lone one. As for where he found it, Zhang Mu didn’t know.
Seeing Zhang Feng’s breakthrough, Hachikuju was very excited. After all, the current Zhang Feng was on the sa chariot as him. He anxiously asked Zhang Mu, “Hey Zhang Mu, can eating mutant beast at like this advance abilities to this extent? If I eat it too would it be helpful?”
“I feel like my transformation has already reached its limit. The power of the giant axe can’t be increased any further. If it’s slightly heavier, I can use it, but swinging it won’t be as agile, greatly reducing its effectiveness on the battlefield.”
Seeing Hachikuju’s envious expression, Zhang Mu shook his head helplessly and said slowly, “Eating mutant beast at is definitely beneficial for humans, after all, it’s rich in the energy essence of flesh and blood, but the effects of ordinary people eating it compared to Zhang Feng are insignificant, probably only about one-tenth of the effect.”
His natural ability is to store energy in thick fat, which is part of his special awakening ability. It’s sothing we admire but can’t achieve. Let’s just enjoy the taste of delicious food.
He eats a lot of at every day until his taste buds beco dull. It’s uncomfortable living like that. If you were asked to eat at for a month, you would have felt sick long ago. This Zhang Feng has great perseverance.”
Hearing Zhang Mu’s sigh, Hachikuju thought about scenes of eating at all month and her excitent quickly faded, especially with only one-tenth of the effect, it’s really a waste.
“Forget it, I’m still hoping to evolve into a third-rank evolver. Achieving it with such low efficiency requires eating at for a long ti, and capturing second-rank mutant beasts is not easy. I don’t know how that guy got one. It’s making so jealous that he won’t share. He said he finished it himself.”
It’s despicable. He finished a whole second-rank mutant beast by himself without any fear of overeating, but here we only have this ordinary at. If not for my reliance on him, I would have cursed him long ago.”
Hachikuju, looking angry, couldn’t bring herself to eat after seeing Zhang Feng enjoying second-rank mutant beast at, suddenly feeling uninterested. She put the at aside, grabbed a jug of wine, and started drinking heavily.
At this mont, Uncle Peng, who had never appeared since the beginning of the banquet, suddenly showed up, quickly walking over to Hachikuju with a serious expression rather than his usual carefree deanor.
“City Master, five bodies have been found in the southeast part of the city, in the sa condition as last ti.”
Seeing only Zhang Mu and Hachikuju at the table, he didn’t bother to lower his voice, causing Hachikuju, who was drinking heavily, to throw the wine jug in her hand to the ground, making a loud noise and waking up everyone who was drinking.
“How co there are five more? Isn’t this unexpected?”
Suddenly, it beca quiet around him. Hachikuju also realized her behavior and waved her hand, saying, “You all continue eating and drinking. Uncle Peng and I need to discuss sothing. We have work to do these two days. Stay alert, everyone.”
After hearing Hachikuju’s instructions, the crowd continued to deal with the remaining food, but their voices were quieter and more fragnted.
“It seems like soone else has died. Otherwise, the leader wouldn’t be so angry.”
“Oh, have you not seen the grueso state of those corpses? It was terrible. Let tell you, it was all blood and flesh, even his parents could hardly recognize him. They could only identify him by the few remaining shreds of clothing on his body.”
A soldier who was sitting far from Hachikuju’s table began to talk about this matter with seriousness. The people around him were scolded by Hachikuju for listening too obviously, so they all perked up their ears and listened intently.
“It’s hard to say. So twisted evolver took advantage of the owners of these corpses first, then murdered them. Probably scarred from childhood, then disposed of the bodies completely. That’s why the corpses look like that.”
A cavalryman nearby frowned and asked in confusion, “Wait, I rember them saying all the dead were boys. Where did the molestation before the killings co from?”
The soldier who was interrupted looked uneasy and mumbled, “How would you know? Have you seen what I have seen with your own eyes? Also, who says boys can’t do such things? Haven’t you heard about the sexual abuse of young boys before the end tis?”
“Those teachers are really bad people. Have you seen the movie ‘Silenced’? It’s about this. So people like this kind of thing. If your child is safe when they’re older, it’s just luck. They didn’t et soone like that. How ssed up can soone’s mind be?”
“Oh, I’ve seen that movie too. I hope there aren’t really people like that in our city.”
The soldier who spoke the truth wasn’t sure if he heard correctly. Seeing the person speak so confidently, he thought he might have misheard and agreed with him.
The soldier managed to deceive others. With alcohol in his system, he started teasing his reserved companion, “Are you secretly hoping to be intimate with a man? Stay away from . I need to continue my family line. Besides, the victims are all young. I don’t think they would be interested in soone old like you.”
The soldier didn’t witness it firsthand. They were always together on missions and had no ti alone. But under the influence of alcohol, he couldn’t retract his words. So, he continued to fabricate stories about the perverted maniac.
Rumors spread and twisted. After a drinking session, the story evolved into a deranged serial killer hidden in the city, especially fond of harming young boys.
“Do you see how damaging this incident is? There are no secrets in this world.”
Hachikuju sighed and said to Zhang Mu, taking another gulp of alcohol, “Everything bad seems to happen at once. There’s trouble with the Eight War Riders over there, and now this incident in our city. It’s so frustrating. Even drinking doesn’t help.”
Zhang Mu rembered what Hachikuju had told him earlier and furrowed his brows, deep in thought. He compared the details of the incident in his mory.
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