Chapter 667

Next, Luo En and the girl continuously examined the state of these corpses, listing every possible scenario.

They also categorized all the fatal wounds, and so far, they had identified only two types: one with two blood dots on the neck, the other with unblemished skin but completely shattered internal organs.

Aside from the strange energy detected on the first corpse, they found no energy fluctuations on these new bodies—nor any trace of the curse's aura.

This period left Luo En extremely exhausted, but what pained him most was Taiyilang.

Although he had previously knocked Taiyilang unconscious and brought him to the room, locking the door behind him, Luo En now felt Taiyilang's deep resentment toward him.

"Do you know what you're doing? Why are you shielding those curses? They are enemies of humanity—never friends. What you're doing is no different from playing with fire and burning yourself."

Luo En said.

"You must trust me—I won't let you down. This time, I swear the ones behind this aren't the curses, but someone else. I must uncover the truth."

Taiyilang roared.

"The truth? Are you still making excuses for those curses? Did you ignore the obvious curse's aura?"

Luo En said.

"Those auras are cursed, but haven't you noticed? They're so faint. If the curses had done this, their auras would be overwhelming."

Taiyilang said.

"Let me out. If you won't fight them, then let me go."

Luo En sensed Taiyilang had lost his reason—perhaps because he'd spent so long fighting the curses, he'd subconsciously labeled them as the killers, making him this impulsive now.

Luo En knew he had to calm Taiyilang down, or a grave mistake would follow—and they had a real enemy lurking in the shadows.

If Taiyilang truly sparked a battle with the curses, the real killer would sit back and reap the benefits. Luo En would never allow that to happen, so he refused to let Taiyilang out.

"I hope you'll forgive what I've done. Later, you'll understand—my decision now is right."

In the time that followed, Luo En and the girl searched relentlessly for traces of the mysterious figure, moving back and forth between the two sites, seeking any lingering mark—but despite their efforts, the figure remained like a shadow casting darkness over them.

The girl muttered in frustration.

"What's the point of this guy? Why create so many corpses? Is he trying to make us kill each other?"

Luo En frowned tightly.

"But what advantage does that give him?"

Suddenly he said.

"Maybe we should list everyone who'd benefit if we fought among ourselves."

Just as they were overwhelmed, someone reported they'd found strange energy fragments nearby—fragments that only appeared after powerful energy explosions.

Luo En and the girl were startled; they rushed to the site and saw the ground littered with energy fragments, crystal-clear and irregularly shaped.

Luo En slightly furrowed his brow.

"Why does this look so familiar?"

The girl said.

"These energy fragments resemble the energy on the corpses—did the killer fight here?"

They immediately searched the surrounding area, but found no other traces anywhere.

Luo En was puzzled—if this had been a battle site, there should've been many signs, yet apart from the energy fragments, nothing else remained.

Luo En said.

"Could the killer have left these deliberately to mislead us?"

The girl nodded.

"It's possible—but why? What does he gain from this?"

Luo En looked around; the terrain was steep and defensible, ideal for ambush.

At that moment, Luo En suddenly sensed a black shadow dart past him—he was stunned, for he felt the shadow radiated an eerily strange energy.