Chapter 287: 283: Village Exterminated

283: Village Exterminated

"Xuanmi Group..." Fang Mu repeated the name of this organization.

It was no surprise that these Abnormal things would not escape the notice of the higher-ups; while people lived their ordinary lives, there was still a group of people guarding them in the shadows, investigating, handling, and concealing those Abnormal things that should not have appeared in this world.

Fang Mu was, after all, a writer of novels; he had imagined even more outrageous things, and furthermore, ever since he read the diary he had written to himself, he had faced constant storms and personally experienced many terrifying events that transcended human common sense. Although he felt a bit surprised by the appearance of the Xuanmi Group, he did not show much of a reaction.

"If you have anything you want to ask, just ask." Fang Mu looked up at the two of them, his expression having returned to calm.

Facing Fang Mu's flat reaction, the two who had been putting on a show were also stunned for a moment. Then, the woman who had spoken earlier waved her hand lightly, turned off the high-intensity desk lamp, and had the person standing in the dark corner turn on the room's electric lights.

In an instant, the lights blazed, the entire room became bright, and Fang Mu was thus able to see the true appearance of the two people before him.

"Mr. Fang does not look surprised at all." The woman took a deep look at Fang Mu, feeling a trace of curiosity about his attitude.

People they usually caught and brought here were either scared out of their wits or had already gone insane; someone as calm as Fang Mu was the exception among exceptions.

Fang Mu shook his head, "If you didn't exist, I would actually feel shocked, and I would feel even more desperate."

When this world, which hid madness and despair, didn't even have a single role capable of attempting to guard the peace, this world would not be worth cherishing, nor would it be worth pretending to live on with strength.

Although humans were so small when facing those Alien Gods who possessed power beyond imagination, as long as there was something to rely on between people, one could always find a trace of warmth in despair.

"It seems that some incredible things have indeed happened to Mr. Fang. We found the right person; you should indeed be able to help us find the answer." The woman's expression was cold, but her eyes were very bright and lively. "My name is An Fang."

"So the surname really is An." Fang Mu muttered to himself. The moment he saw the woman, he saw the shadow of An Qin in her appearance.

This woman was most likely related to An Qin's parents; judging by her age, she was most likely An Qin's aunt.

Fang Mu remembered An Qin introducing her family; her father did indeed have a younger sister who didn't return home for years, which was her aunt.

If An Qin's aunt was a member of this organization, given the nature of their work, it was indeed inappropriate to be too deeply involved with relatives; otherwise... he would commit a grave mistake just like he had, causing his own family to have no descendants, and aside from himself, almost exterminating his entire house.

An Fang could not hear what Fang Mu was saying. Her brows furrowed slightly as she said, "Fang Sen, please answer our question: is the extermination of Lin Family Village related to you?"

Upon hearing this, Fang Mu's face was full of astonishment, the wrinkles on his forehead twitched continuously, his eyes were unfocused, and his voice trembled: "What did you say?"

Lin Family Village was the village where Brother Lin Fengtian and Lin Saozi lived when he first transmigrated to this era.

In order not to have too much involvement with the people in the village and to protect the village, Fang Mu had left immediately after earning enough travel money.

But now, An Fang told him the village had been exterminated, and the cause was currently unknown. He only felt his heart becoming increasingly congested, so uncomfortable he couldn't breathe.

"Lin Family Village is gone." The man sitting next to An Fang sighed softly.

Fang Mu fell silent, his heart filled with guilt and self-reproach. His nose made a sniffling sound, and his voice was hoarse as he choked out, "I might know what happened, but I'm not sure if that's the case. Can you tell me how the village was exterminated, what the village is like now, and if anyone is alive?"

"There are no survivors." An Fang's opening words were like a splash of cold water, chilling Fang Mu to the core.

An Fang continued, "The village seems to have been attacked by something. There were signs of destruction everywhere in the village, as well as human bloodstains. Almost overnight, the villagers all disappeared.

If the village had been attacked by a crazed wild beast, there would certainly have been sharp claw marks or bite marks left behind, but there were none. Aside from that slime splattered everywhere, we really cannot imagine what kind of creature that slime came from. Creatures that fit the characteristics of leaving that slime are destined to be incapable of such destructive power; it must be related to an Abnormal creature.

In that exterminated village, you are the only person who lived there recently and managed to escape by luck, and the extermination of the village happened on the second night after you left. It is hard for us not to be suspicious of you."

Fang Mu clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white. He heard An Fang say in a low voice, "Do you know? Just a few days ago, we finally found the villagers, but they had become half-digested food scraps, spat out in a mountain shadow near a mountain outside the village, all bloody, fleshy, and stinking. That scene... you wouldn't be able to imagine it."

Upon hearing this, Fang Mu began to shake his head, not knowing if he was saying he didn't believe this, or denying An Fang's claim that he couldn't imagine that shocking, tragic sight.

Fang Mu could certainly believe it, and he could imagine that terrifying scene. Presumably, once that slime evaporated and the mountain of corpses and sea of blood turned into white bones, it would be exactly the same as the "Land of White Bones" in the Nongshan Shandong.

Fang Mu looked up at the two, his red eyes revealing intense anger, but he said calmly, "It was the Frogmen who did it, the offspring of the Toad Frog God."

"Frogmen, Toad Frog God." An Fang nodded, and the male companion beside her recorded what Fang Mu said. She looked at the record sheet and then continued to ask, "What are they?"

"You should know, you should all know very well." Fang Mu looked at the other party and said earnestly, "The Toad Frog God is a totem that some people worship, but it betrayed the trust humans placed in it."

"Alright, second question." An Fang saw that Fang Mu seemed to be suppressing his anger, trying his best to remain rational and calm, so she quickened the pace of her questioning, "Was it done by you? Is it related to you?"

"It wasn't done by me, but it is indeed related to me." Fang Mu took a deep breath and said, "I was hit by the Curse of the Toad Frog God. They hope to find me, and then they hope I die."

An Fang was surprised that Fang Mu could answer so quickly: "So, you offended the Toad Frog God, and the village was implicated because of you."

Fang Mu felt unable to face the scrutinizing gazes around him. He closed his eyes, lowered his head, and nodded silently.

After a long silence, Fang Mu seemed to suddenly remember something and added, "Also, besides looking for me, they might be looking for something else: a Nail Hammer, sunk in a small river outside Lin Family Village."