A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 951

Chapter 951: Chapter 660: How to Use Chapter 951: Chapter 660: How to Use Inspecting a corpse was clearly not going to be a pleasant affair, but after exhuming the grave and retrieving the body, Duanmu Huai quickly identified the issue at hand.

“Do you see it?”

Duanmu Huai pointed at the corpse before him and turned to Ann, asking. The other's face was deathly pale as she desperately shook her head.

“I-I-I-I didn't see anything!”

“…………”
Duanmu Huai glanced at Ann, speechless, then looked back at the corpse and reached out to pull open its abdomen——as Duanmu Huai did so, a large number of maggots, cockroaches, and other such insects and mice scurried out. The sight made not only Ann nearly faint, but even the mayor and the others turned pale and backed away.

Forget it, just give them the conclusion.

Duanmu Huai couldn't be bothered with any unnecessary drama and turned to face the mayor.

“Mayor, I'd like to ask, how many families have been victims?”

“Well, let me think……four……no, five, I believe.”

“Among these five victimized families, are the ones who were ripped open all females?”

“This………”
Hearing Duanmu Huai's question, the mayor was taken aback, looking doubtfully at the Guard Team Leader beside him, who stroked his beard and frowned.

“That's correct, all the females were ripped open. The men mostly died from their throats being bitten off or their hearts pierced.”

“That's exactly it.”

“Exactly what???”

“Yes, actually………”
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai reached out again and touched the wound.

“These wounds were not made by someone cutting from the outside, but from the inside——meaning, something burrowed out of these people's bellies and then killed them.”

“You can't be serious!”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's conjecture, everyone's faces changed dramatically, and even Ann was astounded.

“Is that true, Mr. Knight?”

“As to whether it's true or not, won't we know by digging up the other bodies for a look?”

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

Though they were reluctant, the others still helped to excavate the remaining corpses. After a subsequent examination, it turned out to be just as Duanmu Huai had surmised: all the female victims had been burst open from within, then died.

“But what could it be? We haven't found anything!”

Having realized this, the Guard Team Leader's face turned ashen. He was certain that they hadn't discovered anything strange whenever they investigated the scene. If, as Duanmu Huai suggested, something had emerged from the victim's belly, how could they have not noticed it?

“Maybe it just slipped away. Some animals are able to run as soon as they're born.”

Duanmu Huai replied casually, causing the others to look even more distressed.

“So, Great Judge, you mean to say that some monster crawled out from these ladies' bellies, killed the others, and then fled?”

“There are indeed signs of gnawing on the corpses. Well, it's not surprising. Many animal young need to prey to obtain nutrients and strength right after birth…….”

“Are there really animals like that?”

Listening to this, even Anya couldn't help but ask. It was simply too ghastly to contemplate.

“I recall there are. Yes, there's an insect called the Twisting Wing Insect. Their offspring consume their parents to supplement nutrients shortly after birth, then rapidly grow and survive.”

“Uh…I'm feeling dizzy…….”

Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Ann reached to hold her forehead, mumbling, while the expressions of the others were none too pleased.

“Let it be, there's nothing entertaining about the animal world.”

Duanmu Huai stood up and waved his hand dismissively. Then the corpses floated back into their coffins and fell again into the graves, reburied in the blink of an eye. Witnessing this, everyone present, including the mayor, dared not even breathe; such formidable strength clearly didn't belong to any ordinary Adventurer. Now….they could only hope for the best.

“Mayor.”

Duanmu Huai turned his gaze to the mayor once more and posed another question.

“Has there been any gossip in town, maybe about a monster?”

“This………”
Faced with Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the mayor fell silent, deep in thought for quite a while before finally shaking his head.

“Sorry, I don't usually pay much attention to the town's rumors……..”

“That's it!”

Just then, a Soldier suddenly seemed to remember something, clapping his hands sharply.

“I recall Helen's kid was bragging about seeing some kind of monster!”

“Is that so?”

“Absolutely. When everyone in town was in a panic, that brat was showing off about it to his pals. Ended up getting caught and thrashed good by his mum, probably still hasn't left his bed.”

“Bring him here to talk.”

Before long, a scrawny little brat was brought in and collapsed to the ground upon laying eyes on Duanmu Huai, breaking into tearful howls.

“Wah———-Mama, I know I was wrong! Don't feed me to the Devil! I don't taste good, wahhhhhhhh!!”

Duanmu Huai now felt an impulsive desire to smash the kid with a hammer.

“Sigh………”
Seeing the crying brat, Anya exhaled a helpless sigh and moved forward. She stretched out her hand and gently patted the child's head.

Chapter end

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