Scarlet Descent-Chapter 38 - Soul-Devouring Banshee

"Knowledge Demon?"

"Soul-Devouring Banshee?"

Upon hearing Wei Wei's answer, the mood of the group didn't improve. Instead, they looked at each other in confusion.

Due to the spread of demonic power, this world had already given birth to a large number of bizarre creatures and monsters.

Among them, the most common and frequently encountered were corrupted creatures.

These were strange species that had been corrupted due to their inability to withstand the corrosion of demonic power. They possessed various inconceivable powers and habits, preferring to hide in darkness, silently watching the normal people of the world.

Above the corrupted monsters were the more terrifying demonic inferior species, and above them were the mythical totems spoken of by fanatics.

However, as superhumans, they had all seen corrupted monsters to some extent, but it was strange to see one in Scrap Iron City.

Even though it was on the edge, Scrap Iron City was still within the range of the Spiritual Barrier. These corrupted monsters, with extremely low intelligence due to demonic power pollution and acting almost entirely on instinct, would usually instinctively avoid such areas. No matter how much fresh flesh and souls they craved in the city, out of instinctive fear, they wouldn't dare to directly intrude into such places.

Especially, how could it have intruded for so many days without being discovered?

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"It does indeed look like the traces left after a Soul-Devouring Banshee's hunt," Wei Wei peered through the small window again, looking carefully for a while before saying, "When I was in the training camp before, I saw a village in the wilderness that had been completely dominated by a Soul-Devouring Banshee. The people there were just like this, their brains emptied out, but mechanically repeating their tasks like living people. Or rather, they were indifferent to life and death, having transformed into another state of existence."

The people around looked at him with some admiration in their eyes.

Wei Wei suddenly realized and deeply reproached himself for showing off too much, not considering the seniors' feelings.

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He hurriedly smiled and added, "It's no wonder you haven't seen it before."

"This kind of corrupted monster is quite rare, not even mentioned in the demon report books published by the Foundation."

"The Knowledge Demon is already a higher sequence, with fewer believers, and the number of corrupted monsters is even fewer. Moreover, this type of monster rarely attacks places in groups. Even in our Foundation, it's rarely mentioned."

"After all, compared to Life and War, fewer people like Knowledge, right?"

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"As expected of an A-grade student from the training camp..."

After hearing Wei Wei's words, the others couldn't help but get a bit excited, looking at Wei Wei with much more respect in their eyes.

Captain Ouyang also couldn't help but look at Wei Wei with some emotion, his gaze even stranger.

It seemed that besides approval, there was also a bit of... pity?

The gaze made Wei Wei feel alert, and he unconsciously moved closer to Uncle Gun.

"That's amazing, top student."

Uncle Gun couldn't help but pat Wei Wei's shoulder, saying, "So is there any good way to deal with it?"

"Solution method..."

Wei Wei hesitated for a moment, shaking his head slightly, "I only know that the Soul-Devouring Banshee should have abilities like mental projection, memory devouring, and mind inhabitation. It's a type of corrupted monster that excels at influencing ordinary people, concealing its whereabouts, and is difficult for people to capture."

"In the evil inferior species book of the Knowledge God Church, it's described as:"

"Fallen knowledge creates evil monsters, wandering in dirty alleys and deserted streets, feeding on memories and will. It brings a bright lamp, making people mistake it for light. But it can't illuminate the dark heart, it's just a mark of confusion."

"They appear, they hunt, then they leave, leaving only a ground of rotting thoughts."

"It's not strong in combat ability, but its destructive power is terrifying."

"Usually, this is also a common characteristic of superhumans and monsters in the Knowledge Demon system."

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The others listened with some gravity. Uncle Gun couldn't help but ask, "How did you solve it when you encountered it before?"

Wei Wei smiled and said, "That time, there was a guy in the team from the Love Demon system. He recited a few love poems near the village, making the Soul-Devouring Banshee fall in love with him. Then he pretended to be caught by us and about to have his throat cut. The Soul-Devouring Banshee couldn't help but reveal itself from the shadows. We then took the opportunity to trap the banshee in a super-magnetic electric net, surrounded it, and happily shot it to solve the problem..."

Everyone was slightly stunned. Uncle Gun said, "This banshee's intelligence is quite low?"

"Not high," Wei Wei said. "Of course, the main thing is that the acting has to be convincing."

It was actually quite dangerous at the time, two tubes of life serum almost couldn't save him.

The cut was too deep...

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"Sigh, our small team can't learn this method..."

Everyone shook their heads and began to ponder how to specifically capture this corrupted monster.

Uncle Gun rubbed his chin: "Apply to activate the Spiritual Barrier positioning program?"

Xiao Lin said flatly: "Need to apply to the higher-ups, too troublesome."

"Request someone more skilled in tracking from the Second City Defense Line or surrounding cities to come over?"

"Not enough time."

Uncle Gun's eyes lit up: "If the banshee has low intelligence and is lecherous, how about letting the captain take action?"

Xiao Lin replied flatly: "Being flirtatious doesn't equal to charm..."

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"Ahem!"

The captain coughed, reminding everyone to show some respect, then looked at the handsome Xiao Lin with a stern face.

"What's the result of your analysis?"

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"The first case was discovered six days ago," Xiao Lin immediately raised his head expressionlessly and said, "At first, the hospital just treated them as ordinary patients who had suffered mental shock, until later when the number kept increasing. Only then did they report to the police, and today they notified our team to come and check the problem."

"I checked the records and found that the pattern of these patients appearing is terrifying."

He said as he opened the file in his hand. Besides "popular science," he was also responsible for intelligence analysis:

"They should increase in multiples with a 24-hour cycle as a node."

"On the first day, one case appeared, so on the second day, two would appear, on the third day, four would appear, on the fourth day..."

"Eight."

"Now it has gone through five cycles, and the number of patients has reached over a hundred."

"However, we've only gathered about fifty patients from various hospitals. But after cross-referencing with recent traffic accidents and accidental death cases, the numbers match up. It's just that many patients had accidents on the same day."

"Either aimlessly walking onto the street and getting hit by cars, or falling from buildings."

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At this point, he slightly pursed his beautiful lips and said, "The most severe situation now is..."

"We're about to face the sixth cycle."

"If not stopped, tonight, there might suddenly be over a hundred victims..."

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After finishing his analysis, he immediately closed his mouth and quietly returned to being the handsome man he was.

"So fast?" Wei Wei raised his head, feeling something wasn't right. "How hungry must this thing be to hunt like this?"

At this time, after hearing Xiao Lin's analysis, a man wearing a police department shoulder badge in the corridor couldn't help but speak up, "We can't let more victims appear, especially in such large numbers. Tonight, I'll dispatch people from the Guard Office to patrol the streets collectively."

"You can't."

Just as they were discussing, Sister Lucky walked quickly from the other end of the corridor in her white high heels, holding a document in her hand. She said to Captain Ouyang, "This is the investigation result from their police department. They tried their best to find the location where each case occurred, conducted investigations and cross-comparisons, trying to find some clues. But the results of the investigation... you can see for yourself!"

Captain Ouyang waved his hand, not even needing to take the document to know the results must be unsatisfactory.

Sister Lucky handed over the document, then turned to look at the police chief, saying:

"Police officers or patrol team members are ordinary people with no resistance to demonic power. Sending them to patrol the streets would be like sending targets to the demon. If too many of you are affected at once, the police force in this city will be greatly weakened. If other incidents occur then, we'll be even less able to cope."

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The others all nodded, but the atmosphere became even more depressing.

"Sister Lucky."

Seeing her arrive, Wei Wei quickly greeted her and handed over the sports car keys in his hand: "I drove the car over."

"Mm."

Sister Lucky nodded expressionlessly, seeming to roll her eyes.

"Why does her mood seem not so good?"

Wei Wei was a bit surprised, wondering if it was because he drove her car yesterday.

"Since we can't mobilize the Guard Office and patrol teams, the problem becomes even more troublesome..." Xiao Lin spoke quietly, "It's very difficult for just our small team to find it in the entire city."

Uncle Gun pondered: "Perhaps we need a bit of luck?"

Hearing the word "luck," everyone couldn't help but look towards Sister Lucky.

Lucky understood their thoughts and shook her head, "It's beyond my ability range. I can make each of you dodge a fatal bullet, but I can't accurately find such a hidden corrupted monster in a city."

"Then there's no way..."

At this point, Captain Ouyang seemed to have made up his mind. He snorted and slowly said:

"If we can't be lucky enough, then being unlucky enough will do."

"Call Feifei over!"

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The team members looked at each other, then slowly revealed excited and thrilled expressions.