Chapter 1740

The bright moon hung high; the midnight city of Zul was very quiet. In the east of the city, Duowenfa Hospital.

In the hospital building, there were still lights on in a few rooms. The Zul Empire had a very humane law: there could be no heavily polluting factories within two kilometers of institutions such as hospitals, schools, and orphanages. Therefore, the environment around Duowenfa Hospital was quite good.

Near this gray-white building, Awakened ones emerged from the surrounding alleys one by one.

"Lord Reinhardt, the evacuation of civilians in the surrounding area has been completed. The patients in the hospital will need some more time."

A middle-aged man in a military uniform with a square face spoke in a low voice.

"Specific time."

Reinhardt was still as taciturn as ever, but his current status was vastly different from before.

"At least half an hour."

"20 minutes."

"Yes."

The middle-aged officer waved his hand, and members of the 7th Unit in black uniforms entered the hospital, quickly controlling the medical staff at the front entrance.

The patients in the hospital were evacuated layer by layer, making as little noise as possible.

Boom!

A muffled sound came from the third floor of the hospital. A twisted corpse flew out and landed with a thud near Reinhardt.

Reinhardt looked at the corpse with some indifference and pressed two fingers to his head.

"May the Holy Spirit be with you."

Reinhardt murmured. The Zul Empire did not worship gods, but rather a non-existent Holy Spirit, giving those with empty hearts something to rely on.

"Attack."

"My lord, only a small portion of the patients have been evacuated."

The middle-aged officer spoke in a deep voice.

"I will take responsibility."

As soon as Reinhardt's voice fell, Awakened ones rushed into Duowenfa Hospital. A few dozen seconds later, roars and explosions rang out one after another.

Thud!

As if an earthquake had occurred, the entire hospital began to tilt. A sturdy figure rushed out from a nearby shop, and more than a dozen tentacles as thick as water buckets emerged from his back, pressing against the slowly tilting hospital building. If this building collapsed, the patients trapped inside would be crushed to death by the debris.

With a crack, blood burst from the tentacle man's body. The tentacles he extended almost supported the weight of the entire hospital. That he wasn't directly crushed into a meat patty was enough to show his strength.

But even so, the muscles on the tentacle man's body were rapidly tearing, and Duowenfa Hospital slowly tilted and fell.

Squish!

Blood from the tentacle man's body sprayed more than ten meters away due to high pressure. His fists were clenched tight; eight tentacles pressed against the hospital building, while the other eight pierced into the ground, allowing the hospital building to fall slowly.

Reinhardt looked at the tentacle man. He pulled down his collar, revealing that ferocious face, and nodded at the tentacle man.

The tentacle man grinned. His legs had already sunk into the ground. With a boom, Duowenfa Hospital tilted and fell, crushing the tentacle man underneath.

Reinhardt stepped toward the hospital. On the way, he took out a glass bottle as thick as a finger and poured some white powder from it onto the web of his hand. This was a relic called "Ash."

Holding his hand in front of his mouth and nose, Reinhardt inhaled the relic "Ash" through his nasal cavity. In less than two seconds, he felt his sense of touch dull significantly. This was temporarily losing the sense of pain, and his body's recovery ability was greatly enhanced.

More than a dozen Ghosts with five eyes or more rushed out of the hospital building. These dozen Ghosts were covered in blood, and some even had an arm broken off.

Just as they rushed out of the hospital building, these Ghosts stopped in their tracks. An Awakened one was blocking their path.

"Rei, Reinhardt?"

A six-eyed Ghost stepped back a few paces, its eyes scanning the surroundings, intending to find another route to escape. It certainly recognized Reinhardt; this was one of the three most famous hunting dogs under Kuku Lin·Bai Ye. In the eyes of the Ghosts, Reinhardt was the strongest "hunting dog," but he wasn't the most terrifying one. The most terrifying was an old man with eyes of different sizes.

Zzzzt!

Blue-white electric currents spread with Reinhardt as the center. Those dozen Ghosts didn't even have a chance to dodge before they were swallowed by the strong current.

"Ah!!"

A shrill scream pierced the night sky. At the same time, in the south of the city.

Drip, drip...

Blood dripped down from Gus's hair. He was sitting on the corpses of several Ghosts, holding a map in his hand.

"My luck isn't great. All three eye chambers have been moved. I don't know if the boss will send someone to bring a midnight snack; I'm starving to death."

Just as Gus was about to stand up, a figure wearing a metal mask walked out of the darkness.

"Hey, stop right there, take off the mask."

Gus looked coldly at the masked man, and a type of translucent spore drifted out from his collar.

"I'm very sorry, I cannot comply with your will."

The masked man walked out of the darkness. On that metal mask, there was a diamond J pattern.

Swish, swish...

Playing cards danced in the masked man's hand. Finally, he drew a Club 9. This Club 9 slowly disappeared. The next moment, a black number 9 appeared on the back of Gus's left hand. Not only that, but this 9 was gradually deforming; soon it turned into the number 8, and it was still changing toward 7.

Gus raised his hand, his eyes showing confusion. For some reason, he licked the number on the back of his hand, and a rich sulfur taste appeared in his mouth.

6, 5, 4, 3, 2...

When the countdown reached 2, Gus swung the short club covered with cross-blades in his hand.

With a crack, Gus smashed his own left forearm and leaped backward.

Boom!

Golden flames exploded, and the nearby ground rapidly vitrified. A wind pressure struck, pushing Gus, who was in mid-air, further away.

"A wise choice."

The masked man's voice came with a hint of a smile. Gus, who had lost an arm, sneered. He was very confused now: where did his subordinates go? A minute ago, his subordinates were still patrolling nearby, but now they were nowhere to be found.

Swish, swish.

Playing cards danced in the masked man's hand again. This time, he drew a Spade A.

"It's actually a sure kill. Sir, your luck is a bit poor."

The Spade A disappeared in the masked man's hand. The next moment, a black number 1 appeared on Gus's forehead.

"Oh? It seems to have reached the head."

Gus raised his only arm, intending to pull off the skin on his forehead.

Boom!

Golden flames enveloped Gus. When the flames dissipated, only a half-body corpse remained, which slowly turned into ashes.

The masked man turned to leave, but the unique sound of flesh proliferation came. He turned his head to look, his hand holding the playing cards frozen in mid-air.

"Roar!!"

A monster about 1.7 meters tall, covered in black scales, looked up and roared.

Boom!

The black-scaled monster appeared in front of the masked man. Mr. J was a bit confused; for a moment, he didn't figure out what this thing was. In fact, this was Gus—the demonized Gus.

In Central Street, inside a warehouse piled with wooden crates, several Ghost corpses lay on the ground. Outside the warehouse, roaring sounds could still be heard.

Su Xiao folded the map in his hand and scanned the eyeballs inside the warehouse.

【The Hunter has found an Eye Chamber.】

"An unexpected harvest."

Su Xiao stepped toward the outside of the warehouse. Mrs. Nancy had provided sixteen locations where eye chambers might exist. He himself was responsible for four, and Gus and the other two were responsible for the other twelve. If things went smoothly, he could determine whether there were eye chambers in these places tonight.