Chapter 166: The Mystery of the Disappearing Corpses

Early the next morning, the sun rose as usual.

The entire Qingcheng threw itself into the tense work of aftermath cleanup.

A team wearing white hazmat suits and fully equipped stepped off a vehicle, each person's face showing helplessness and disgust.

They were the staff responsible for corpse disposal this time, and many had been recruited on a temporary basis.

Dealing with corpses is dirty, tiring, and foul-smelling, and even dangerous.

After all, some monster corpses, after fermenting overnight, had developed "giant appearance" bloating, their bodies filled with various flammable and explosive gases; once a corpse explosion occurred... that pungent experience would definitely be unforgettable for a lifetime.

Their job was to categorize the corpses: bring human remains back into the city for identification and return them to their families, cut off valuable materials from the monster corpses, and burn the rest to ash to prevent the breeding of large amounts of bacteria and the outbreak of plagues.

"Sigh... last time, just dealing with one hundred-meter-tall monster took an entire day and night. After I got home, the stench of death on me didn't wash off even after ten showers with body wash. With so many corpses this time, I reckon I'm going to be pickled through and through."

A scruffy, middle-aged man sighed with some helplessness.

"Oh, Uncle, don't complain. Aren't we all contributing to Qingcheng? Cheer up!" a young man nearby encouraged him.

The bearded man gave him a strange look, feeling a bit envious of his optimism.

"You haven't dealt with monster corpses before, have you?"

"No, I haven't," the young man answered truthfully.

"A monster's intestines can easily fit a person inside, so there is a lot of digestive matter in their gut. When you cut into a monster's intestines... yue! Forget it, I won't say any more. You'll see for yourself when the time comes," the bearded man couldn't help but shake his head.

"Oh, Senior! If you don't do it and I don't do it, then who will build a beautiful new Great Xia? Relax! Maybe those corpses will just disappear on their own?" the young man chuckled.

"How is that possible? Do you really think there are magic conch maidens in this world?"

The bearded man couldn't help but shake his head, unable to help but admire the young man's optimism and whimsical imagination.

When they arrived at the city gate, the bearded man handed the young man a cigarette and lit one for himself.

"Smoke one to suppress the smell, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to handle the stench later."

"Thanks." The young man took the cigarette, and after finishing it, both of them put on their masks again.

At this moment, the city gate slowly opened. Everyone gritted their teeth, braced themselves mentally, and then strode out, ready to face the mountain of corpses and sea of blood outside Qingcheng!

But when they arrived outside the city, everyone was stunned.

There were no corpses outside Qingcheng at all; everywhere was filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers, and one couldn't even smell a hint of stench in the air.

The mountain of corpses seemed to have vanished into thin air; not even a severed limb could be seen.

"Senior... it seems there really are magic conch maidens," the young man muttered to himself.

The bearded man was also stunned, his hands gesturing continuously in the air.

"Where are the corpses? Where is that huge pile of corpses?"

"Where did they go?!"

That afternoon, Qingcheng established a special investigation team to begin looking into the truth behind the missing corpses.

The lead investigator happened to be Huang Litian. Upon learning that Guo Qin had appeared the previous night, Huang Litian fell silent for a moment.

As an investigator, he remembered one thing: Guo Qin had been locked up directly opposite Ye Lin and was released on the same day Ye Lin was released.

It seems this matter... is it related to that Ye Lin again?

Seeing Huang Litian lost in thought, Xu Xiu hurriedly asked.

"Master, do you have a lead?"

"No."

Huang Litian shook his head. This man, who had spent his whole life using lie detectors, told a lie for the first time.

After the monster swarm incident, Huang Litian saw many things differently. Sometimes, the truth didn't seem that important; whoever wanted to investigate could go ahead and investigate.

In the end, the incident of the monster corpses suddenly disappearing became a cold case and was shelved.

Time is the best doctor.

The dead are gone, and the living must go on.

Following a grand memorial ceremony, life in Qingcheng returned to its former tranquility.

Getting up in the morning, if there were ready-made neighbor kids, one would slice some up, boil a pack of instant noodles, shovel it into their mouth horizontally, slurp it down, then go to school, go to work, or go to a funeral as needed.

That terrifying monster tide seemed as if it had never happened, though if one observed carefully, they would still find that Qingcheng had a touch of lifelessness.

It wasn't until the teleportation array in the center of Qingcheng lit up that the vibrant youthful energy reawakened the lifeless city.

Because the time for university freshmen to enroll had arrived!

Early that morning, parents brought their children to the square in front of the teleportation array to line up.

Once they left, it was unlikely they would return before graduation, as activating the teleportation array was extremely expensive and simply not something an ordinary family could afford.

Many parents had reluctance on their faces, but they would not stop their children from rushing toward a better future.

Entering university is a "carp leaping over the dragon gate" opportunity for all class-changers.

Not only does a university have extremely deep research into every type of profession, but more importantly, every university controls several exclusive secret realms.

Therefore, in this world, universities not only possess immense combat power but also hold great authority.

For a university student without a background, the best graduation path is to successfully stay on at the school.

Soon, the students in the square lined up according to the academies they were going to, and the teleportation array would send them off in batches by academy later.

Ye Lin pushed his blind clone into the line for the Great Xia Academy, feeling somewhat excited.

Great Xia Academy, located in the capital, is the undisputed core of Great Xia, a place where hidden talents and countless powerhouses reside.

Ye Lin was also full of curiosity and anticipation for this core of Great Xia. When using Endless Devour on the people there, he should get a lot of experience points and three-dimensional attributes, right?

Just as Ye Lin was looking forward to life after arriving in the capital, a pleasant female voice sounded behind him.

"That day, was it you who saved me?"

Ye Lin turned his head in confusion and met the gaze of Zhuge Ni.

"It wasn't me, I didn't do it, Miss, you've got the wrong person!" Ye Lin shook his head repeatedly.

Zhuge Ni looked at the blind clone sitting in the wheelchair with a complex expression, then looked at Ye Lin's true body, raised her Astrological Compass, and said.

"The Astrological Compass has your life aura on it; you can't lie to me."