Chapter 307 The Strongest Monster Catcher (67)
At this time, the crowd gradually dispersed outside the door, and everyone disagreed with what Zhou Ye just said.
"That monster only eats people from out of town. There are many outsiders in the city. It seems that they need to be careful tonight."
"The city lord has already led people to protect those people. Listen to what Zhou Ye said about the bird demon. No matter how courageous it is, it will still dare to break into the city lord's yard!"
"Let's go, let's go home and cook, don't even look at it."
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In spring, when the days are long and the nights are short, the vendors who rush to the square early every morning to set up stalls have already arrived near the square before the sun has risen.
This area has the largest flow of people, but it occupies a small area. A circular fountain in the middle has taken up a large part of the square, and the stalls built around the fountain are looming in the darkness.
"Ah——!!"
A sharp and pitiful scream came from near the square, tearing the quiet morning apart for a moment, causing all the drowsy people to wake up instantly, their hearts beating wildly, and the people living nearby quickly jumped out of bed and rushed downstairs. Look up.
At this time, the sun has not yet fully risen, and you can only vaguely see a few figures lying on the ground.
These figures were all carrying water, and there were several people standing in the fountain carrying things. Immediately afterwards, another body was lifted out of the fountain and placed neatly on the ground.
People looked closer, and the next second, the sounds of gasping came one after another.
After a period of deathly silence, a trembling voice came from the crowd.
"Hurry...go tell the city lord!!"
It has been a long time since anything major happened in the peaceful town. Footsteps kept coming from the hard bluestone floor, messy and anxious.
The city lord was dragged up from the bed, and his wife didn't even give him time to react, she just stuffed him with clothes and shoes and said urgently.
"Hurry and have a look at the square, something happened again."
As soon as the originally drowsy city lord heard the word "square", he immediately shivered, woke up instantly, and stared at his wife.
"Are people dead in the square again?" "Well, I heard it is, and the dead are not outsiders. Stop talking nonsense and get dressed quickly. Everyone is waiting at the door."
When the city lord heard this, he hurriedly started to put on his clothes. When he was wearing pants, he shouted at the door.
"Go and call Zhou Ye over!"
What was supposed to be a peaceful day was completely disrupted.
All commercial activities were suspended, and the vendors setting up stalls in the square were also driven back. The stalls that were just cleaned up yesterday were dismantled today.
The body was found in the fountain pool.
What I saw was a half-year-old child. He got up early and set up a stall with his father. However, when he climbed up to the fountain to play, the child saw the face that was looming under the water at a glance.
The child was so frightened that he could no longer cry. He just stared blankly at the fountain in front of him. No matter what the city lord asked, his pupils were dilated and he said nothing.
"Oh... forget it, send him back to have a good rest. Is Zhou Ye here?"
The hunter behind him shook his head.
"Not yet."
The city lord stared at the row of corpses on the ground, his expression serious, his thick eyebrows furrowed tightly, and his eyes dark.
"City Lord, all those outsiders are fine. The dead are all locals in Gantilos, and they are all men."
There were eight people in total, all young and vigorous men.
Completely different from the pile yesterday.
I thought I had discovered the pattern of the bird demon killing people, but now it seems that yesterday's speculation was completely bullshit.
(End of chapter)