Chapter 861 The Decisive Moment

In the next few days, Duanmuhuai and Mary took a good rest. They never fought any ghouls, but instead traveled around. It wasn't that they didn't want to cause trouble to the ghouls, but But most of the ghouls have disappeared and are nowhere to be seen.

Of course, they have not been killed yet. The battleships of the Tribunal have been monitoring the actions of these ghouls and found that almost all of them have gone underground--well, this is naturally good news for Duanmu Huai. So he is waiting now, waiting for those ghouls to take the initiative to hide underground, and then catch them all. Before that... it's not a big deal to go shopping first, isn't it?

But for the ghouls deep underground, this is a disaster.

Each neighborhood has its own ghoul group. Over the years, they have divided their own areas, just like gangs, each occupying a territory to survive, and they are in harmony with each other.

However, the recent actions have caused these ghouls to leave their original territory and pour into the 24th underground area. This has caused a very serious crisis. After all, District 24 also has its own local ghoul group. A large number of ghouls came from the ground to the underground. It is obvious that the resources are of course not enough.

So they had to start fighting for resources and killing each other.

After all, there are no humans underground, and ghouls cannot survive without eating people. In the past, the underground ghouls would sneak up to the ground to catch a few people to eat, but now there are so many ghouls - it is estimated that even a few would not be enough. , which may require catching hundreds or more.

But will humans turn a blind eye to this?

of course not!

So soon, something more terrifying happened among the ghouls.

That's what we share.

Simply put, ghouls eat ghouls.

From a scientific point of view, this is actually normal, because human studies have proven that ghouls have a large number of RC cells in their bodies. It is this kind of cells that allow ghouls to transform and have strength and physical fitness that exceeds humans. And just to replenish RC cells, humans were chosen - of course, there are far fewer RC cells in humans than in ghouls.

So from this perspective, eating compatriots who also have abundant RC cells is obviously a better choice.

Of course, this is a taboo for ghouls, and the reason is very simple. Although devouring fellow humans can satisfy hunger, ingesting a large amount of RC cells is also harmful to ghouls.

Well, this is normal. After all, no matter how beneficial the trace elements are to the human body, they can still cause death if consumed in excess.

In the same way, ingesting a large amount of RC cells will cause ghouls to mutate and turn into monsters that even ghouls are afraid of.

So generally speaking, ghouls will not eat their own kind.

However, with no food to eat, they seemed to have no other options.

From this point of view, the ghouls in Area 24 are currently living in dire straits. They huddle in the shadows in pain and can only maintain their lives by killing each other and cannibalizing each other.

And of course... Duanmu Huai didn't care about this. To him, those ghouls struggling in pain underground were far less important than the tender and juicy steak placed in front of him.

"Well, it tastes really good."

Duanmu Huai picked up his fork, inserted a piece of steak into his mouth, and the rich beef aroma and overflowing gravy made him squint his eyes in satisfaction.

"Is it so fragrant?"

Looking at Duanmuhuai's movements curiously, Mary tilted her head in confusion, opened her mouth and ate a small piece of beef.

"I think...it doesn't seem to be to your level, Mr. Duanmu."

"Hey, eating a lot of meat and drinking a lot of wine is a man's romance. What's the point of eating small sips like a chicken pecking at rice like you do?"

Duanmu Huai waved his hand.

"You have to know that in ancient times, I came in and said, 'Boy, cut two or three kilograms of cooked beef for wine,' and then turned around and went to clean up the tiger."

"Uh...why do you want to bully the tiger?"

Mary was confused when she heard what Duanmuhuai said. To be honest, when others said this in front of her, Mary only thought he was bragging, but Duanmuhuai - looking at the muscles, physique, and height in front of her, Mary That's all I can say.

"No reason, it's just the rule."

"The rule of hunting a tiger after eating beef? How strange..."

While the two were eating and chatting, the phone rang. Duanmu Huai answered the phone, said a few words, then ate the last bite of beef placed in front of him and stood up.

"Okay, let's go. There are no tigers to fight today, but there are other things to take care of."

"Ghoul?"

"That's right."

Facing Mary's inquiry, Duanmuhuai nodded.

"Investigator Yamen called just now. The Countermeasures Bureau is preparing to mobilize. It's almost time. Let's go. I want to see what skills the Countermeasures Bureau can show at this moment."

When Duanmuhuai and Mary arrived at the reservation location, they saw that the place had been completely sealed off, with thousands of fully armed soldiers holding firearms, and hundreds of investigators wearing white suits and holding weapons. The formation was quite large.

"Mr. Duanmu."

Seeing Duanmu Huai coming, Inspector Yamen hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. However, when he smelled the smell of alcohol on his body, his expression changed involuntarily.

"Have you been drinking?"

"We need to drink some wine to have a good fight. It's a pity that we can't eat cooked beef here. The red wine with steak is not even tasty. It would be nice if we could have a few bottles and three bowls."

Duanmu Huai moved his neck.

"Tell me, what's the situation?"

"As you said before, according to the investigation of the Countermeasures Bureau, we have determined that almost all the ghouls have disappeared from the ground. It is certain that they are hiding in the sewer area under the city. It is called Area 24. It is said that it is an underground maze dug by ghouls and the last shelter for these ghouls. Therefore, the Countermeasures Bureau decided to completely break it in one fell swoop and eliminate the threat of ghouls once and for all."

"Okay, it seems that you are not stupid. What are you going to do next? Do you want to use poison gas?"

"Poison gas is useless against ghouls. Their bodies are highly resistant to similar poison. If we use poison gas to kill ghouls, I'm afraid we will be almost dead."

Investigator Yamen shook his head and took out a map.

"At present, the headquarters has decided that we will be divided into ten groups, led by special investigators, to surround them from all sides, and then gradually compress the action space of the ghouls. The Court of Inquisition..."

"We will be responsible for this side."

Duanmu Huai glanced at it, then stretched out his hand to point to a road. Investigator Yamen took a look and then made a mark.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you..."

At this point, Investigator Yamen lowered his voice.

"We have just sent a reconnaissance team, but they lost contact very quickly. It is obvious that the ghouls below have known about our arrival. Please be careful."

"Don't worry, there will be no problem leaving it to us."

Duanmu Huai took the map and glanced at it again.

"Then, let's go, Mary, it's almost time to clean up these damn bugs thoroughly."

"Yes, Mr. Duanmu."

After saying this, the two of them walked into the dark underground passage in front of them, one after the other.

While the human army on the ground was ready to go, the ghouls underground also began to prepare for this battle. They all knew that this was a battle that concerned the fate of the ghouls. There was only one result, either they were completely wiped out by the Special Countermeasures Bureau here, or they completely wiped out the Special Countermeasures Bureau.

Indeed, the investigators of the Countermeasures Bureau were very powerful, but... they had to face thousands of hungry ghouls with green eyes. They were already eager to tear the flesh and blood of these humans alive and eat them all!

"Where are you going?!"

The blue-haired boy pushed the door open angrily and looked at the masked ghoul in front of him.

"This is the most important battle for Bronze Tree, and as a leader, you actually want to retreat at the last minute?"

"Retreat at the last minute?"

Hearing the blue-haired boy's rebuttal, the masked man glanced at him.

"This is not retreating at the last minute, and I don't plan to escape from here. In fact... you may not know the real reason why Bronze Tree came here."

"The real reason?"

Hearing the masked man's answer, the blue-haired boy was a little confused.

"What do you want to say?"

"You don't understand."

The masked man suddenly reached out and grabbed the blue-haired boy's shoulder, staring at him fiercely.

"How do you think we ghouls were born? How did we appear? How did the ghouls before us survive? Have you ever thought about this question? No, you have never thought about this question. You are just like an idiot full of blood. It's not just you, the bronze tree is the same. You are just dreaming, a dream that will never come true!"

"………………"

Faced with the masked man's sudden outburst, the blue-haired boy was also at a loss, not knowing what to say. He had never seen this man so angry, and his performance at this moment... made the blue-haired boy even feel a little uneasy.

"You will eventually know the truth, the truth of all this. We came here to awaken the existence that is sleeping in it, the existence that existed earlier than any other creature - earlier than the dinosaurs! It is our mother, the great god who gave birth to us. It will wake up again. We will be its children and become the noblest rulers of this world. Humans can no longer threaten us. They will become the mother's nourishment and reunite as one!"

"……………………"

Looking at the crazy masked man in front of him, the blue-haired boy felt trembling all over. He had never seen this side of him before. The madness in his tone even frightened himself as a ghoul.

However, the masked man had lost interest in talking to the blue-haired boy at this moment. He pushed the blue-haired boy away, then turned around and walked towards the depths of the tunnel, mumbling to himself, as if chanting some spell.

"…From the source of darkness to the abyss of the stars, from the abyss of the stars to the source of darkness, there is always praise for the great Cthulhu, praise for Tsathoggua, praise for the one whose name cannot be spoken, and praise for them forever, full of the black goat of the forest…Yeah! Shab-Niggurath! The goat that gave birth to millions of descendants…"

"Yeah! Shab-Niggurath! The black goat of the forest that gave birth to millions of descendants!"

The masked man gradually disappeared in the dark tunnel, only his voice still echoed in the darkness. Listening carefully, it seemed that he was not the only one chanting, but countless beings in the darkness from all directions, whispering to themselves, chanting, and praising this twisted prayer.

"Yeah! Shabu Nicholas! The black goat of the forest that gave birth to millions of descendants!"

The blue-haired boy stood there blankly. He had never felt that the darkness around him was so active. He seemed to feel the heat of life from the shadows around him. The fishy breath sprayed out and hit his neck, as if there was a terrible beast hiding in the darkness, staring at him from behind...

"My Lord?"

A hand stretched out from behind and pressed on the shoulder of the blue-haired boy. The latter trembled suddenly, hurriedly shook it off, turned his head, and saw a member of the bronze tree looking at him in surprise.

"What's wrong with you, sir?"

"I... I'm fine!"

The blue-haired boy shook his head vigorously, putting the strange emotions behind him.

"Get ready, we must kill all these humans!"

"Yes!"