pertwk Chapter 2234 The Red-Eyed Monster
Chapter 2234 The Red-Eyed Monster
Chapter 2234 The Red-Eyed Monster
Sun Hongye stood there for a few moments, then suddenly found it amusing. What was she doing? Going back to sleep was the most important thing.
Just as he was about to take a step, he suddenly heard a "whoosh" sound, as if something had brushed past the base of the wall not far away, startling the fallen leaves on the ground.
Twenty feet further north, you enter a restricted area, where the Xuanjing Warehouse is guarded by the military.
The courtyard gate was right next to her, and Sun Hongye subconsciously peeked out through the crack in the gate.
This was quite a surprise; from the dark alleyway just three zhang away, a pair of blood-red eyes suddenly appeared!
It was round and large, and it glowed red.
Originally, the red light was pointing towards the restricted area, but as soon as Sun Hongye pulled on the door, it turned around and stared intently at him!
Sun Hongye's scalp tingled with fear, and she bit her tongue to keep from crying out.
There was a dead body on the ground, which was suddenly dragged into the dark alley.
Then, the pair of red eyes disappeared as well.
Sun Hongye stood there for a while, until the dark alley was quiet and the insects and frogs in the pond started croaking again, before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
What the hell is that?
Suddenly, a knife appeared from behind, its gleaming blade plunging into the ground at his feet!
"Ah!" Sun Hongye was startled and turned around abruptly, only to see that it was Pu Hua who had drawn the knife.
Pu Hua sheathed his knife and showed him what was on the tip.
It was a dark red worm, wriggling around.
At first glance, it looks like an earthworm, but it has bristles and a white line on its side.
“Centipede,” Pu Hua said. “It was very fast; it almost crawled onto the back of your foot. This thing seems to be very poisonous.”
Sun Hongye quickly expressed her gratitude.
He just gets up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. If he gets bitten by bugs for no reason, wouldn't that be unfair?
"What are you doing?" Pu Hua noticed his indecent posture just now.
“There was something hiding in the alley across the street just now, with a pair of blood-red eyes! It even killed someone and dragged the body into the alley,” Sun Hongye said in a low voice. “I got up to use the restroom just now, and the courtyard was quiet, without the sound of frogs or insects.”
The alley across the street?
"You go back to your room first, I'll be right back."
Before jumping over the wall, Pu Hua glanced north, clearly also thinking of the Xuanjing warehouse.
The place was brightly lit, and there were sentries on duty and patrolling.
Sun Hongye waited for a quarter of an hour before Pu Hua returned.
"The alley was empty, but there were definitely drag marks on the ground." He took out a piece of paper and wrote a few words:
Thirty feet south of the restricted area, a red-eyed monster is killing people.
Puhua.
Then I stamped it casually.
Sun Hongye saw him fold the letter into a butterfly shape, sprinkle some pale yellow powder, and then gently blow on it.
call--
The paper butterfly suddenly flapped its wings and flew away.
It flew quite lightly, soaring over windows and walls, heading north.
Not long after, the butterfly actually flew back.
Pu Hua opened the letter and saw that it contained the same sentence he had written, but now there was a small clump of white silk.
“Alright, the camp has received my warning and won’t alert them.” Pu Hua stood up. “Mr. Sun, you should rest now.”
Sun Hongye had no objection, but blew out the lamp and lay down fully clothed.
He had a strong premonition that something would happen before dawn.
After an unknown amount of time, Sun Hongye heard a loud bang while adjusting her breathing and felt the ground shake.
He had just opened his eyes when Pu Hua rushed over from next door again: "The thieves have invaded the warehouse, and a fight has broken out in the north."
There's something interesting to see! Sun Hongye's sleepiness vanished instantly:
"Who's so blind? Did you catch it? Do you want to go help?"
Pu Hua laughed and said, "Don't worry, it can't escape!"
Seeing his confident smile, Sun Hongye was very curious.
Occasionally, bursts of light would appear in the northern sky, which they could see through their windows.
Lights were on in every household, clearly waking up the entire mountain town.
More than fifteen minutes later, the movement from the north ceased.
Not long after, guards came to invite Pu Hua.
"Let's go, mission accomplished."
……
Sun Hongye followed Pu Hua and easily stepped into the restricted area.
Two guards stood at the entrance. Sun Hongye looked up and saw a white web hanging on a big tree by the camp, with a small spider perched on it.
Besides houses and stables, there are warehouses and workshops here, and two roads lead to the back mountain, which is said to be the entrance to the mine.
The garrison here numbers about six hundred men, and their leader, surnamed Chen, immediately bowed respectfully to Pu Hua, his hand almost touching the floor.
"Lord Pu!"
This man is a high-ranking officer in the Black Armor Army, a fierce warrior who once followed the Nine Nether Emperor in conquering the land.
Pu Hua waved his hand: "No need for formalities. Have you caught them?"
"We've caught them!" Commander Chen personally led the two to the back mountain, saying, "They were six scorpion demons who sneaked in under the cover of darkness to steal the Xuan Crystal. When we discovered them, they scattered and fled. We've already captured five of them."
Sun Hongye's interpretation: "The period of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects)?"
“Yes, in previous years, the monsters were not so rampant.” Commander Chen’s job was not easy either. “New monsters and those who have just come out of seclusion do not care about local rules or the lives of ordinary people. When they come, they either start killing or plundering.
The mystic crystal veins of the Gold Plains all belong to the state. Most of these newly emerged demons and immortals can't get them from elsewhere, so they simply steal them.
“In the past three years, I have been guarding this Tongyue mine and have encountered eleven thefts of varying sizes.”
Sun Hongye also shared her feelings: "When I was in the Fu Kingdom, a man-eating demon suddenly appeared near the secondary capital. It devoured all the living people in two towns, and the people were terrified of it. The Fu Kingdom dispatched troops seven times and even invited a master to oversee the situation before they were able to drive it away."
Note that it's just to drive them away, not to kill them.
Dealing with these unexpected events is too difficult for small countries. After all, most countries have no prior experience with this.
The revival of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is a good thing, but it also places higher demands on national governance.
The group walked to the warehouse and saw several shallow pits in the center of the area. The soil that had been turned over was very fresh, which should be the scene of the previous battle. In one of the pits, there was a cage containing five scorpions that were larger than dogs. Under the spore light, they were shiny black and had red around their eyes.
Two of them were already dead, and the other three had broken legs or tails to varying degrees. Sun Hongye saw that one of the scorpions had an intact tail hook, sharper than the hooks used for catching large deep-sea fish, and its venom sac was the size of an egg.
If you get stung by this thing, you'll be half-crippled, if not killed.
The cage itself is also a magical artifact. Although the cage bars are thin, they emit a faint white light. Otherwise, an ordinary cage probably wouldn't be able to hold these things.
Pu Hua asked Commander Chen, "Are there any casualties?"
"Fortunately, thanks to Lord Pu's warning, only three people were injured. One of them was stung and was in critical condition, but thanks to the Spider Queen's treatment, he is now out of danger."
The Spider Queen? Upon hearing this term, Pu Hua bowed respectfully towards the darkness behind the storeroom.
"Welcome, Spider Queen!"
In the darkness, a furry figure silently slipped out.
(End of this chapter)