Soul-Slaying Maiden: Master Of Ancient Divine Weapons

"You mean Captain Yi of the City Guardians' team?"

"Yes, he's been here. Back then, the entire first team was present, and they even happily opened two bottles of good wine..."

He really had been to the Breeze Nightclub. Yi Fan's information was accurate.

'So, is the mother worm on Yi Ming?'

'No, Yi Ming had mysteriously disappeared in March. If the mother worm is on him, how could it have continued parasitizing others in Deep Blue City, without him being present here?'

'The one parasitized by the mother worm must be someone else.'

Han Zhen was still pondering this when, after drinking half a cup of coffee, the well-known diuretic effect of coffee kicked in, and he felt an urge to use the restroom.

Nature calls.

After informing the two ladies, he headed towards the Nightclub's restroom.

Just as he arrived at the men's restroom door and was about to enter, he heard a series of hurried breaths inside. The sounds alternated between sharp and low tones.

Some people just can't resist seeking thrills in the restroom of a Nightclub.

Han Zhen shook his head, pushed open the door, entered, and casually picked a spot to relieve himself.

At that moment, someone else pushed the door open and entered as well.

This person also heard the sounds coming from inside. With a cigarette dangling from his mouth, he smiled playfully.

However, as he walked up behind Han Zhen, his brows suddenly furrowed, and he stopped in his tracks.

Immediately after, an expression of extreme disgust appeared on his face. His eyes turned blood red, and he looked completely crazed.

Then, without warning, he swung his fist toward the back of Han Zhen's head.

One of the most vulnerable moments for a male fighter is while using the restroom.

The attack came out of nowhere. Han Zhen only felt a gust of wind brushing the back of his head.

Instantly, he activated his energy locks, hastily finished his business, pulled up his pants, crouched, and countered with a punch—all in one fluid motion.

The attacker seemed caught off guard by Han Zhen's incredible reflexes and was punched in the abdomen.

He was sent flying, crashing into the third stall's door, shattering it to pieces and revealing a frightened man and woman inside.

A silver-white worm shadow darted out of the attacker's body, fleeing towards the door at high speed.

There was no way it could be faster than Han Zhen.

Han Zhen raised his foot and stomped down hard, reducing it to a squashed pulp.

'A Devouring Worm?'

'It really was an Devouring Worm.'

Once separated from its host body, its defenses were laughably weak.

Han Zhen had just dealt with this problem when the man among the startled restroom couple also seemed to have finished his business. Annoyed and cursing, he shouted,"Damn it! Who dares to disturb me!"

"Babe, listen, I was just a bit off my game this time. The City Guardian work is too exhausting."

"Next round will be better. I swear..."

"Boss?" the woman's voice trembled with a mix of panic and disbelief.

The owner of the Breeze Nightclub was none other than the man Han Zhen had just sent flying.

He was already dead.

Not because of Han Zhen's punch, but because his brain had been completely devoured by the Devouring Worm when it parasitized him, turning him into a walking corpse.

Once the worm left the host, the host's life force completely dissipated.

But others didn't know this.

All they knew was that Han Zhen had punched the Nightclub owner, and immediately after, the man stopped breathing.

Screams erupted.

Many City Guardians in the Nightclub heard the commotion and rushed over.

By then, Han Zhen had already left the restroom and returned to his seat.

"What happened over there?"

Clearly, Li Lingzhen and Xia Youwei had heard the noise and asked.

"An Devouring Worm, it parasitized the Nightclub's owner. I've dealt with it."

"Let's go."

The group left the Breeze Nightclub.

The trail seemed to have gone cold again.

The Nightclub owner, Bai Shuang, and the missing first team captain Yi Ming of Deep Blue City's City Guardians—who else was parasitized by the Devouring Worm?

"Perhaps we should start investigating the first team," Li Lingzhen suggested.

"Based on my experience as a novelist, the villain is often someone close to the protagonist. Don't you think Yi Ming's teammates are highly likely to be parasitized too?"

Li Lingzhen had a point.

The first team members had a high likelihood of being parasitized.

While Han Zhen was contemplating this, a familiar figure approached.

Zhang Xiaobei.

Ever since Han Zhen gave him a thorough beating, Zhang's face hadn't fully healed.

When he saw Han Zhen, Zhang instinctively tried to avoid him, this human killing machine.

But as soon as he caught a whiff of Han Zhen's scent, fury erupted across his face.

"Han Zhen! I'll kill you!"

Zhang tossed aside his crutches and roared, only to immediately trip and fall flat on his face.

Even so, he snarled and twisted his body, trying desperately to kill Han Zhen.

Then, as if his soul had been sucked out, he suddenly went limp and lifeless.

Yet another silver-white Devouring Worm emerged.

"What a coincidence."

"Another Devouring Worm."

The coincidence was so striking that even Han Zhen found it hard to believe.

"Just another lowly pawn," Li Lingzhen remarked.

Suddenly, Han Zhen's mind raced as he recalled the chessboard Yi Fan had left in the hospital.

A pawn? And the missing general?

What could the missing "general" piece signify?

At that moment, Han Zhen understood.

"I get it now!"

"All those parasitized by the Devouring Worm are connected to the Breeze Nightclub in some way."

"Yi Ming, the Nightclub owner, Bai Shuang, Zhang Xiaobei, and the Devouring Worm Yi Fan killed."

"There are two left. One of them must be the mother worm."

"All of these people share a connection: the acting captain of Deep Blue City's first team, Zhao Hu."

"Zhao Hu was Yi Ming's deputy, frequented the Breeze Nightclub, was Zhang Xiaobei's vice-captain, and orchestrated the hunt for the Guardians."

Zhao Hu fits the role of the "general" on the chessboard.

'So Zhao Hu is the mother worm?'

"Damn it!"

As Han Zhen pieced everything together, he suddenly realized.

"If we've figured this out, Yi Fan, who got the information and deduced the truth even earlier—where is he now?"

"You mean…"

"To avenge Bai Shuang, he's gone to assassinate Zhao Hu?"

In the top-floor office of the City Guardians' building, Zhao Hu had just finished a workout with his secretary. Wiping the sweat from his forehead with a tissue, he spoke: "You didn't strike while I was fully engaged, and that surprises me."

He turned to the shadowy corner of the room.

From the shadows emerged a hooded figure. His face was obscured entirely by the hood, making it impossible to see his features.

A voice came from beneath the hood.

"You shouldn't have touched my woman, scum."

"Are you talking about Hong Yuanwei? My apologies. When I held her, I didn't think she had another man."

BANG!

A golden flash of light shot toward Zhao Hu in response.

Zhao Hu turned his face back, wiping away a bloody scratch with a look of pure excitement.

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