Chapter 158: The Breath of a Demon

Ji Bu looked at the sun-tanned man before him and said no more; he already had his answer in his heart and did not ask anything further. Ji Bu turned to leave.

"So, what do you want to do by asking about Yingzhou?" Ajie saw that Ji Bu was about to leave and hurriedly asked.

"Nothing, just curious about what happened between you and him to make him hold such a high status in your hearts." Leaving this sentence behind without looking back, Ji Bu walked away with steady steps.

"Chief, they are waiting for you outside now."

Ji Bu's Guard came to Ji Bu's side and spoke to him.

Ji Bu nodded, straightened his military uniform, and spoke slowly.

"Let them in."

"Yes!"

Soon, Hu Jie brought Yingzhou into this Settlement Area, and the two saluted Ji Bu.

"Chief!"

"Hmm, I won't waste words. After this place was attacked yesterday, only one Human Alliance soldier survived; all the other soldiers sacrificed themselves. But strangely, not a single survivor here died. Although they suffered some injuries, their lives were not in danger. Yingzhou, they are all survivors who returned with you from the Zerg Hunting Ground. Do you know anything?"

Ji Bu nodded, looked up at Yingzhou's tall and strong body, and asked.

"Chief, this Yingzhou told me before that the ability of his Back Spirit seems to be able to strengthen other people's physical fitness." Seeing Ji Bu ask Yingzhou directly, Hu Jie spoke up to answer.

"Oh? Yingzhou, why does your Back Spirit have so many abilities? It can summon soldiers and strengthen ordinary people; such a Back Spirit is truly unheard of. Are there any conditions for strengthening others' physical fitness?"

Hearing Hu Jie's words, Ji Bu became interested; it was his first time seeing a Back Spirit with such a wide range of abilities.

Seeing this, Yingzhou gave a light cough and said, "Reporting to the Chief, I am not very clear about the specific situation of my Back Spirit's ability. Currently, the people I have strengthened all seem to trust me very much; at least, my status in their hearts is not low."

Seeing this, and associating it with the reactions of those survivors just now, Ji Bu felt that what Yingzhou said matched his own previous guess; Yingzhou indeed had a certain status in the hearts of those survivors. It seemed Yingzhou was not lying.

"Previously, there has never been a Back Spirit like yours in the Human Alliance. We cannot help you understand your own abilities; you can only rely on yourself to explore them. Unexpectedly, you have explored so many abilities on your own!"

Ji Bu looked at Yingzhou with admiration and then said to Hu Jie, "The goal of those attackers was the children we previously rescued from the Zerg Incubation Nest by one of our combat squads. They abducted all the children, leaving behind only one child's corpse. Let's go take a look now."

Saying this, Ji Bu took Hu Jie and Yingzhou to a tent.

In the tent, two women wearing white coats over their military uniforms were examining the child's corpse.

When Ji Bu walked into the tent, both women saluted him, "Chief!"

"How is the situation? Did you find any traces on the corpse?" Ji Bu waved his hand, looked at the corpse lying on the bed, and asked the two.

"Chief, this child's chest was pierced by an arm. We found suspected Human Spiritual Power and some..." A young woman said this, looked at Hu Jie and Yingzhou behind Ji Bu, and did not speak further.

"It's fine, go ahead." Ji Bu let the woman continue, his hand touching the child's body; it was very cold.

"There is also a trace of Alien Race aura, somewhat like the Demon aura in the Human database." The woman crossed her arms and pondered.

"Demon?" There was not a trace of change on Ji Bu's face, but there were already some ripples in his heart. That Evil Spirit had told him that there seemed to be Demon people in the Inner City. Could it be that what that Evil Spirit said was all true?

Thinking of this, Ji Bu couldn't help but look at Yingzhou. Seeing the other person looking at the child lying on the bed, he recalled the words that Evil Spirit had said: Yingzhou would overthrow the entire Human Alliance. Could this sentence also be true?

Ji Bu withdrew his gaze and asked the young woman, "Is there anything else?"

"No, for now, we only have these clues. However, this corpse can no longer hold together; the body, corroded by that trace of Demon Power, will soon collapse and dissipate. We have been trying our best to maintain it, but we have reached our limit."

"Then let the people around here leave, and you leave too. Let the Cleanup Squad come to handle it." Ji Bu said as he turned to leave.

After packing up their items, the two young women also left the tent.

Before leaving, a young woman said to Yingzhou and Hu Jie, who had not yet left, "The corpse will collapse in 3 minutes; you had better come out quickly too."

"Let's go, Yingzhou. We will find those Alien Races hiding among the crowd and execute them."

Yingzhou nodded, "That is certain; they must pay for their sins with blood. Wait for me a moment."

Saying this, Yingzhou walked slowly to the child's side, stroked the child's hair with his broad palm, and closed the child's wide-open eyes.

Seeing Yingzhou perform this act, Hu Jie did not urge him. Only after Yingzhou closed the child's eyes did he say in a low voice, "Let's go, we cannot stay too long."

After the two walked out of the tent, there was no one within tens of meters of the tent. Seeing the two come out, Ji Bu said, "Come over quickly, don't delay the Cleanup Squad's work."

Yingzhou followed 5 soldiers in military uniforms as they passed by, watching them stand skillfully at the corners of the tent and summon their Back Spirits. He saw crosses appear behind the five people, which then emitted white light, enveloping the tent. When the white light disappeared, there were no items left where the tent had just been; only some black traces remained on the ground.

"Deputy Regiment Commander, what is this situation? Why do this?" Yingzhou asked Hu Jie, who was standing beside him, upon seeing this scene.

"A corpse stained with Demon aura, if not restrained by Spiritual Power, will soon turn into a kind of pollution. This pollution not only affects the bodies of others nearby, but more importantly, it also pollutes other people's spirits. Therefore, after confirming that the corpse was killed by a Demon, the Cleanup Squad must come to dispose of those corpses. The Cleanup Squad's Back Spirits can effectively clear away that pollution."

After Hu Jie patiently explained this to Yingzhou, the two heard Ji Bu muttering to himself beside them.

"To think that Demons have actually started to infiltrate the Ninth Defense Zone. Damn it, the Ninth Defense Zone is truly lively. These damned Alien Races!"

At this moment, a soldier trotted up to Ji Bu, saluted, and said, "Chief! Multiple Zerg Legions on the front line have started engaging in battle with the Beast Race. The Zerg are coming very fiercely this time, deploying twice the usual number of troops!"