Chapter 336: Child of Cruelty

Looking at the corpse already lying in the morgue, both Li Hao and Wang Han wore grave expressions.

Their gazes were fixed on Hu Mo's neck; the unfixable creases on his neck were clearly visible, and the eerie distortion of the body after it had been laid flat was particularly striking.

Two people had died accidentally within a short period, and one of them had insisted before death that the incident was related to Abnormal factors; now, it was difficult not to take it seriously.

"Team Leader Li, I... I saw it too, in the blink of an eye when Hu Mo fell and died." Wang Han said with a gloomy face. He clenched his fists; at this moment, he was more nervous than anyone else because he did not know if he would become the next one, just like how Hu Mo had died in a sudden accident after talking about the monster.

Li Hao turned his head to look at Wang Han, staring straight at him. He knew very well what Wang Han was talking about. After a long gaze, he finally spoke: "From now on, you cannot talk about things related to it, and even less should you think about it. Just focus your attention on me, or try to empty your mind as much as possible, or think about things unrelated to those—anything at all."

Wang Han nodded, then looked at Li Hao with deadpan, full concentration.

Not expecting this child to be so earnest, Li Hao was somewhat speechless. Although it was his suggestion, he still felt somewhat uncomfortable being stared at by the other's intense gaze.

Immediately, Li Hao took Wang Han to the basketball court in the hospital's rest area. In the center of the empty court, the two just stood there.

"Sit down," Li Hao said to Wang Han. The latter sat down obediently, looking up at him.

The weather was clear tonight. In this open space, all accidental factors could be isolated as much as possible, ensuring the risk coefficient of Wang Han having an accident remained at a very low value.

Wang Han also understood Li Hao's intention, so he was very cooperative.

Li Hao felt that the gaze looking up at him from a forty-five-degree angle was even stranger and felt deeply unnatural, so he sat down while making a phone call, turning his body to the side to avoid noticing the other's presence as much as possible.

Li Hao contacted the Xuanmi Group and reported this suspected Abnormal incident to them.

After listening to Li Hao's account, the other party indicated without almost any hesitation that they would send someone over.

After waiting for about twenty minutes, the Mysterious Investigators arrived quickly.

The people who came were the Department Head of the Baizhou City branch of the Xuanmi Group and two Mysterious Investigators. He led the team personally and also brought two A-Rank Mystic Investigators. This lineup and posture made Li Hao frown. Noticing Li Hao's change in expression, Wang Han's heart also tightened, and his palms began to sweat.

Li Hao and Wang Han stood up, and the two took the initiative to greet the three.

"Department Head Chen Feng, hello." Li Hao saluted, and Wang Han followed suit.

Department Head Chen Feng shook his head, indicating not to stand on such ceremony. His gaze was mainly fixed on Wang Han, his expression serious, which made even Wang Han nervous.

"Test him," Chen Feng said to the two A-Rank Mystic Investigators beside him.

Hearing this, the two immediately opened their respective silver briefcases. From their own cases, each took out a half-piece of a bronze mirror. Comparing the cracked edges, they seemed to fit perfectly; they must have come from the same bronze mirror, just split into two halves.

As for why they were kept separately and not put together, presumably this bronze mirror had some Abnormal aspect.

And soon, Wang Han understood this point.

Two A-Rank Mystic Investigators stood parallel to the left and right in front of Wang Han, and then the two slowly pressed the mirrors together in front of Wang Han, combining them into a complete mirror.

In an instant, a cold, bone-chilling demonic wind swept across the bodies of everyone present. Wang Han, who was facing the mirror, did not tremble at all, because he was struck as if by lightning, instantly stiffening in place, his whole body paralyzed. He looked in horror behind him; a huge body was standing behind him, and he was absolutely certain that the court behind him should have been empty, yet that thing obscured the scenery that should have been behind him.

Wang Han immediately shifted his gaze, looking continuously at the four people in front of him, urgently seeking help from each of them.

Seeing Wang Han's sudden change in expression, the two A-Rank Mystic Investigators quickly pulled the mirrors apart, their faces becoming even graver.

Chen Feng said with a face full of regret: "Confirmed, there is indeed an Abnormal factor on you."

Wang Han spoke hoarsely: "What should I do?"

He was only twenty-eight years old and had just graduated from graduate school a year ago; he felt his life had only just begun.

Li Hao was clearly more composed and calm, asking: "Department Head Chen, do you know what that thing on little Wang is?"

"Child of Cruelty," Chen Feng stated the name that neither Li Hao nor Wang Han was familiar with, saying, "It is said to be a loyal kin of the Midnight Howler, a group of strange creatures. Their mode of existence cannot be fully explained by current human technological levels, but what they are is no longer important; what is important is the dangerous ability they possess."

"Dangerous ability?"

"Yes, they can be seen as a quite terrifying race of assassins. Their methods of committing crimes are quite cruel. All those who witness them will eventually die in their varied, cold-blooded, and ruthless killing techniques," Chen Feng said. "But what I want to say is that the Child of Cruelty essentially should not possess a physical form."

Li Hao was very surprised. "No physical form? Then how do they harm people, and how can people see their exact appearance?"

Hu Mo said he saw it, and Wang Han also said he saw it clearly.

Chen Feng: "This is what I want to say about their ability. The Child of Cruelty is given a physical form through the imagination of the victim. When that physical form is complete enough, that is when they move to kill. Because the speed of the killing is very fast, the time given to the physical form is also very short, and they can only be observed by those who already know of their existence and are in certain special spatial angles. And those who observe their existence will naturally become the next target for hunting."

"Although the conditions for achieving a hunt are relatively harsh, it is like an infectious disease or a Curse; it will still gradually spread."

"It's like this!?" Li Hao was somewhat shocked, then had a second thought: "Then, in that case, Zhao Zheng, who died in the elevator accident, was he not the first victim of this Abnormal incident?"

"Not necessarily," Chen Feng shook his head. "I am more inclined to believe Hu Mo was the first."

Wang Han guessed: "Because before Hu Mo died, Zhao Zheng clearly had not spoken to Hu Mo about anything related to the monster, and Zhao Zheng's behavior did not look like he had known about the existence of the Child of Cruelty for a long time."

"Yes, if Zhao Zheng's psychological quality hadn't been excellent, I'm afraid his state would have become like yours long ago; how could he have been so calm in testing the faulty elevator," Chen Feng said to Wang Han.