Chapter 89: Amaimon's Broken Back
The moonlight was cold.
The hotel across the street was brightly lit and full of people. He could even hear his classmates cheering and laughing.
On the other side of the street, there was an almost frozen atmosphere of terror.
The bone-chilling coldness rushed from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
Qi Sui quickly adjusted the stiff muscles on his face and turned around with a casual smile.
Standing behind him was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance.
His skin was yellowish, and his facial features were the type that would be indistinguishable if thrown into a crowd.
His figure was not outstanding either. He was only about 1.8 meters tall and had a little muscle, but it would not leave a deep impression on people.
"Uncle, I'm a student who just graduated from high school. I'm attending a teacher appreciation banquet at the hotel opposite. It's a bit stuffy inside, so I want to go out for a walk!"
Qi Sui explained with a relaxed tone and a smile, then pretended to ask casually: "Uncle, is this your car? The price of pork in the city has risen sharply recently. It's almost too expensive to eat. You can make a lot of money with this truck of pigs, right?"
Hearing that he was a high school student, the middle-aged man's guard was slightly lowered, but his eyes were still flashing with murderous light.
He was looking around, thinking about the risks of fighting in the downtown area.
Although he knew that the other party might really approach unintentionally, there was no situation that would be safer than a dead person.
Seeing that the middle-aged man was reluctant to speak, Qi Sui smiled, and took the initiative to move over, took out the cigarette Liu Haoyun had given him before, and asked: "Uncle, can you lend me a light?"
The middle-aged man looked at him for three seconds, and then said in a muffled voice: "I don't smoke, I don't have a light!"
Qi Sui showed a surprised expression and said: "It's good not to smoke. Smoking is harmful to the body. I also learned it from those bastards in my class. Once you get addicted to this thing, it's very difficult to quit."
After talking for a while, Qi Sui looked at the passerby who was walking not far away, and took the initiative to greet him: "Uncle, can you lend me a light?"
The passerby stopped and took out a lighter from his pocket, and the two of them got together.
"Hmph..."
The doubts in the middle-aged man's eyes dissipated, and he gave up the idea of fighting in the downtown area.
He started the truck and sped along the main road.
Until then, the stiff smile on Qi Sui's face slowly subsided. He put out the cigarette in his hand, threw it into the trash can, stood up again, looked in the direction where the heavy truck left, and his vest was soaked with sweat.
He recalled the information given by [Exploration] in his mind.
"The Butcher: a missionary of the Flesh and Blood God Cult, a senior martial artist, with extremely excellent strength attributes and 0.01 extraordinary power."
Ordinary warriors can only obtain extraordinary power by constantly tempering their bodies and breaking the genetic shackles.
And why are so many people willing to betray their race and believe in various old gods.
It is because the old gods can bestow extraordinary power through some unique means when their believers are weak.
Even if the amount of extraordinary power bestowed by this old god is very small, just like the butcher's 0.01, which is only one percent of the normal extraordinary warrior, it can still form a nearly crushing effect on warriors of the same realm.
Only extraordinary power can achieve this kind of dimensionality reduction effect!
"It seems that 0.01 should be the threshold for the detection skill to quantify the extraordinary power. If it is lower than 0.01, it will be described as a trace."
"No wonder the Blood and Flesh Cult can still abduct nearly 5,000 people under the second-level martial law in the province, and complete the transportation under the layers of monitoring network. It is indeed difficult to search out the live pigs mixed with pigs."
"Since the butcher appeared here, does it mean that the altar of the Blood and Flesh Cult is built in Qinhai City, or near the city?"
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Qi Sui's mind.
He took out his mobile phone, thought for a while, and called Gu Xiyue first.
"Qi Sui?"
"Fight, do you want to go? It may be dangerous!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then he said coldly: "Wait for me where you are!"
Three minutes later, Gu Xiyue came down from the hotel and walked in front of Qi Sui.
She got straight to the point and asked, "What happened? Who did you fight with?"
"I may have found the altar of the Flesh and Blood God Cult. Are you interested in going to see it together? There may be a senior martial artist in charge!" Qi Sui said concisely.
"Altar?"
Gu Xiyue's eyes lit up.
Obviously, she was also very interested in this kind of thing: "The importance of the altar in the God Cult is second only to the Temple. The Flesh and Blood God Cult is a super sect in the last era. Maybe we will encounter some precious divine treasures."
"I think so too!"
Qi Sui smiled.
In fact, among the top-quality extraordinary things in Xia Country, only about 30% came from the major secret realms, and the remaining 70% came from the looting of the major divine sects.
At that time, the name for extraordinary things by the God Cult members was divine treasures!
Qi Sui had a hunch that the divine treasures of the Flesh and Blood God should be very suitable for him to trigger the awakening of the hidden profession.
...
Parking lot.
Qi Sui bent down and sat in the co-pilot seat of the purple streamer supercar.
Gu Xiyue stepped on the accelerator and drove the sports car to the main road of the street.
"I'll drive, you show the way!"
"Okay!"
[Smell Tracking] lv2!
The smell of the heavy truck that had been loaded with livestock was very pungent, just like the dazzling light of a lighthouse in the endless darkness, guiding him to a clear path.
At this time, the sky was getting dark.
It was the peak time of getting off work, and the traffic on the road was congested, and the purple streamer was like a clever lightning, shuttling through it quickly.
It is worthy of being the world's top supercar, and all performance is directly maximized.
Some road rage patients saw that they were overtaken and wanted to stick their heads out to curse a few words. When they saw the model of the sports car clearly, they shrank back angrily and lightly braked, fearing that they would accidentally rub and bump into it and make themselves lose everything.
Ten minutes later, the sports car drove away from the downtown area.
The surrounding environment gradually became desolate.
"Stop the car. The sports car is a bit too conspicuous. Let's walk over. It shouldn't be too far." Qi Sui suggested.
"Okay!"
Gu Xiyue had no objection.
After parking the car in a hidden corner, the two took some items from the trunk and put them in their bags, and then continued to move forward along the smell left by the truck.
The further you go, the more desolate it becomes.
The street lights on both sides of the road are dim, garbage is piled up randomly, sewage on the ground reflects the faint moonlight, and a pungent stench floats in the air.
Most of the shops around have been abandoned for a long time. Occasionally, some are open, but they also look shabby, with paint peeling off the walls, and only some strokes of the neon lights of the shops can still light up.
"Is this Qinhai City? It feels worse than the old city!" Qi Sui lowered his voice.
"Well, I have some impression of this place. It is an abandoned urban area in the last era. Most of the residents have moved away. Only some factories that are not suitable for opening in the urban area will choose to stay here." Gu Xiyue said with a serious expression.
"Stop!"
Qi Sui, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped. He half-crouched and hid himself completely in the shadow of the darkness, looking at the abandoned factory not far ahead.
The red heavy truck that I had seen before was parked in front of the factory!
...
"If I guess correctly, the altar should be built in the factory in front!"
Qi Sui twitched his nose a few times.
The smell of blood, livestock, feces and other pungent smells mixed together, and it was so strong that it was about to explode in this area.
And among them, there was also a stench similar to that in the secret realm that made people feel strongly uncomfortable.
Gu Xiyue half-crouched behind Qi Sui, vigilantly looking at all the movements around him: "It seems that someone is patrolling at the door."
Qi Sui also noticed this.
He looked around, picked a dandelion from his feet, and blew gently in the direction of the factory.
Groups of white fluff fluttered in the evening breeze above the factory.
"What are you doing?" Gu Xiyue looked stunned.
Qi Sui ignored her, but closed his eyes silently. The unique extraordinary characteristics of the spirit of plants and trees allowed him to successfully attach his mental power to the group of white fluff.
It was like a pair of extra eyes that fed back the scenes in various parts of the factory to Qi Sui's cerebral cortex.
"Follow me!"
Suddenly, Qi Sui opened his eyes.
Under the cover of the night, he was like a hunter walking in the shadows, quietly avoiding the patrol outside the factory, and then came to the drainage pipe in the west corner, and climbed up to the roof along the pipe.
Gu Xiyue followed closely behind him. Her physical agility was much higher than Qi Sui's. She was almost always clinging to the boy's back throughout the whole process, following him like a shadow, without making any noise.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the roof of the factory building.
This place had been abandoned and idle for many years, filled with all kinds of old goods, and covered with a thick layer of dust. Obviously, no one had been here for a long time.
"How do you know that this path can avoid patrols?" Gu Xiyue's voice was very light, and she looked at him with bright eyes.
"Keep it secret!"
Qi Sui smiled slightly, without much explanation, but stepped to a ventilation hole on the top floor, and took the opportunity to float the white fluff of dandelions into the factory.
Even if a small thing like this was discovered by someone, it would not cause the slightest alarm.
Gu Xiyue stood behind him, watching all this silently, with a thoughtful expression on her pretty face.
"Come!"
After confirming that it was safe.
Qi Sui jumped down.
Following the ventilation duct, he came to the inside of the factory. He carefully crawled on a top support beam, from where he could see everything happening in the factory.
This is a large factory area covering about ten acres.
There are two floors in total, and each floor is divided into many rooms of different sizes.
The hall on the first floor seems to be a place for slaughtering livestock. There are densely packed dead pigs that have been slaughtered and hung with hooks.
Scarlet flesh and white bones, as if you are in a slaughter hell.
In addition, many small compartments on the first floor are used to keep domestic pigs.
Staff members constantly dragged domestic pigs out of the pens, forced them down on the chopping board, and stabbed the sharp butcher knife into their necks. The pigs howled miserably and blood gushed out.
If you only look at these, it would be a normal livestock slaughterhouse.
But the second floor of the factory building is a completely different picture.
There are also many small compartments for domestic pigs, but the number of "domestic pigs" in these compartments is obviously much less than that on the first floor.
They look sick, all limp on the ground, and can only make a few "grunts", without even the strength to move.
Looking closely, many "domestic pigs" have tears hanging near their eyes.
Pig people!
All of them are pig people!
The data said that the number of missing people in Yun'an Province should be around 5,000, but the "pig people" on the second floor were roughly estimated to be only about 500. So the missing ones might have...
Qi Sui's heart gradually sank to the bottom of the valley.
These are more than 4,000 living people!
He looked towards the second-floor hall.
There was a small altar built with red and black strange materials.
The altar was full of blood, and human flesh, internal organs and hair could be seen floating in it.
In the center of the altar, there was a black bone sword about two meters long, with deep black light patterns pulsating on it, and a few red veins like blood vessels.
Even if it was hundreds of meters away, he could still feel the evil aura coming towards him.
[Exploration] lv3!
"Amaimon's Broken Spine: It comes from the broken spine of the God of Flesh and Blood. If you control it, you will have power comparable to that of a god. If you are controlled by it, you will fall into eternal darkness. It contains 0.1 extraordinary power."
"Detecting items can trigger the advanced hidden profession of [Martial Arts Student]!"
"Professional preference - physique, strength, spirit!"
"Professional level: epic!"
Epic level!
Although I don't know the specific level, I think it must be much more powerful than the rare level of [Spirit of Plants and Trees]!
In an instant, many thoughts emerged in Qi Sui's mind.
[Professional 2: Martial Arts Student lv9 (9932/10000)]
I'm about to upgrade, I can't delay it any longer!
"Sister, do me a favor, I'll do you a favor!"
"You say!"
"You've seen the situation in the factory. The man in the white coat is the one who can be considered a martial artist. His nickname is Butcher. He is a missionary of the Flesh and Blood God Church." Qi Sui said.
Butcher is the most difficult character in the scene.
If he is excluded, other ordinary believers will not be taken seriously by him.
"I have heard of his name. He is a very powerful person. How do you want me to help you?" Gu Xiyue asked calmly.
"Help me hold him for three minutes!" Qi Sui said.
Although Gu Xiyue has a level of strength gap with Butcher.
But the girl is on the agile route after all, and she has just broken through the skills and comprehended the "Mingyue Force". As long as she is focused on dodging and delaying, there is still a great possibility that she can hold Butcher back.
Gu Xiyue closed her eyes, calculated a few seconds in her mind, then opened her eyes and said seriously: "I can only hold him for three minutes. If I add a few more seconds, I might die!"
"Don't worry, it can only be shorter than three minutes, not longer than three minutes!"
Qi Sui was moved.
The other party is the daughter of the Gu family, willing to risk her life for her. This kindness is not small.
"Then go!"
Gu Xiyue was about to get up, and no emotion could be seen on her beautiful face.
"Wait a minute!"
Qi Sui silently took out his mobile phone and sent a message for help to He Jing'an, then he quietly climbed to the other side of the beam of the factory building. After calculating the time, he gave Gu Xiyue a look.
Gu Xiyue took out a special alloy bow and arrow from his bag.
The "click-click-click" assembly sound was particularly harsh in the silent night.
"Who?"
The butcher who was dragging a "pig man" to the altar suddenly turned around and looked over.
A graceful and pretty girl jumped down from the roof beam. She was holding a large alloy bow that was almost as tall as her, with a sharp arrow on the string.
Buzz~
A bright moon appeared faintly behind him.
"Tonight, the pearl color should bloom with the full moon!"
Swoosh——