novelhk Chapter 16 The Strange Crying
Chapter 16 The Strange Crying
Chapter 16 The Strange Crying
Before long, the taxi arrived at the orphanage, which is located next to the Huangpu River.
There used to be many children in the orphanage, but some were adopted and left. The remaining children were moved to another place by the director. The children will not come back unless the hidden dangers here are eliminated.
Lingling was negotiating with the dean, while Lu Jie looked around, hoping to find something out.
"I found out, the headmaster said that sometimes he hears strange crying sounds in the middle of the night," Lingling said as she walked over.
"Crying? Didn't the commission say that the demon-hunting team found some strange scratch marks?" Lu Jie asked, puzzled.
When Lu Jie brought this up, Lingling's face was full of anger, and she grumbled, "When we get back, I'll have that bastard remove them all. He can't even give us accurate information."
"The director said that those so-called scratches were actually made by the children in the orphanage with radish knives," Lingling said.
A radish knife? That thing can make scratches?
This orphanage seems to have some problems.
"If I'm not mistaken, that eerie crying sound should be coming from the White Weeping Demon. How did this sea monster manage to sneak past the patrolling mages?" Lingling used her tablet to find information about the White Weeping Demon.
This demon can disguise itself as the cry of an infant to lure humans. When humans get close, it will suddenly attack, stabbing them with sharp, cone-like spikes at the ends of its arms.
The most striking feature is that this extremely ugly demon has a smooth, fleshy growth on its head. It hides itself somewhere, exposing that smooth fleshy growth, and then attracts humans with its cries.
"In what direction did the crying sound come from?" Lu Jie asked.
Lingling pointed to the calm surface of the Huangpu River and said to Lu Jie, "If you're good at naval combat, you can go down and look for it."
Lu Jie was stunned for a moment, then waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Never mind, I'm really bad at naval combat."
"It's afternoon now. Let's find a bubble tea shop nearby and sit down. We can look around again in the evening," Lingling said to Lu Jie, putting her notebook into her backpack.
"Alright."
…………
As night fell, Lingling hid in a tall building, while Lu Jie wore earphones specially made by Lingling to facilitate communication between the two.
"Lingling, I've arrived at the designated location," Lu Jie whispered.
"Walk a little further ahead and see if you find anything," Lingling's voice came through the earpiece.
Lu Jie walked forward quietly, and just then, a strange crying sound rang out in the orphanage.
"Lingling, we've heard crying again. It sounds like it's coming from the orphanage!" Lu Jie said.
Upon hearing this, Lingling's face turned serious.
"Go in and take a look. I reckon there's a secret room or a basement inside," Lingling said.
Lu Jie nodded, then stepped over the three-meter-high wall and entered the orphanage in an instant.
As he walked inside, the crying grew closer. Lu Jie leaned out the window and looked out, but by the light of the city's neon lights, he found nothing inside.
However, when he arrived at the children's rest area, the crying grew louder and louder, as if it were coming from inside the dormitory.
The door wasn't locked, so Lu Jie easily opened it and went inside.
As soon as he went inside, the door slammed shut.
The crying was no longer crying, but turned into inexplicable laughter.
"Big brother, will you come and play with us?"
"Big brother smells so good, I love the smell of big brother."
"I saw another older sister during the day, why didn't she come in with the older brother?"
"..."
A hollow voice rang in Lu Jie's ears, and he sensed a strange, nauseating odor permeating the entire room.
Lu Jie frowned. Just as he had expected, there was something wrong with this orphanage!
"Come out. I noticed something was off about you during the day," Lu Jie suddenly said.
"Whoa, how did you find me?" Sure enough, a man wrapped in black cloth appeared in front of Lu Jie, and there were four strange things beside the man in black cloth.
Their bodies were covered in rotten, foul-smelling flesh, with bald tumors on their heads and strange tentacles on their hands, each ending in a sharp cone. A dark aura emanated from them.
"They're the remaining children, you beast!!!"
Lu Jie was shocked. The four humanoid monsters were clearly the remaining children in the orphanage, but they had turned into this form.
"Haha, it's an honor for them to contribute their efforts to my great experiment."
The man in black cloth spoke frantically.
"They're all products of my necromancy faction. Today, I'll let you and that little girl experience their power!"
At the command of the man in black, four eerie monsters made hollow sounds and rushed towards Lu Jie at an incredibly fast speed, which was impossible for an ordinary person to keep up with.
The space here is quite large, enough for Lu Jie to perform his skills.
Wood Release: Tree Binding Eternal Burial!
Countless tree-like vines sprouted from Lu Jie's feet, protecting him all around.
A flash of red light appeared in his eyes, and the figures of the four strange monsters seemed to slow down in his vision.
"go!"
It urged the tree-like vines to quickly wrap around the four monsters.
However, they also reacted quickly, dodging the tree-like vines as they attacked and then changing direction to attack.
"I'm quite curious, how did you get that White Weeping Demon?" Lu Jie asked, forced to back down.
"Is this your last words? Well then, I'll mercifully tell you."
After a lengthy explanation, Lu Jie finally understood.
Simply put, the fleshy growth on Bai Qiyao's head was given to him by someone else, and the modification technology was also given to him by someone else.
No, who the hell is this "other person"?
"That sir displayed unparalleled power, which captivated me," said the man in black.
Everything the man in the black cloth said was overheard by Lingling on the other side.
Lingling scoffed, "A madman."
After saying all that, the man in black decided not to delay any longer. He would deal with the man and woman and then leave Shanghai immediately.
A fierce fight ensued, during which the earphones were accidentally damaged, causing Lingling to become anxious and prompting her to call for backup.
On the other side, Lu Jie used the Mirror Flower Water Moon technique to successfully control the man in black cloth.
He also purified the four monsters that had been transformed into undead-like creatures using Radiant Purification.
At the moment of purification, he seemed to hear their gratitude.
"Thank you, big brother."
(End of this chapter)