Mythology Management System

"Hurry, hurry, be careful, don't miss a single corner."

Xiong Ming, the captain of the East District Law Enforcement Team, directed dozens of his team members to search various areas. Just as he said, this matter was of great importance and could not tolerate the slightest carelessness.

The search has been going on all day, but no valuable intelligence has been found yet.

The invisible monsters were far too troublesome. If it weren't for their duty, they really wouldn't want to face such a dangerous opponent.

"Captain, the demonic potion is working! The monster is nearby," a team member whispered. Besides revealing the monster's true form, the demonic potion also amplifies its scent dozens of times, making the search much easier.

Xiong Ming's face lit up with joy, but then he instantly tensed up.

The joy came from finally finding the traces of the monster, but the tension stemmed from the fact that they were about to face a monster with a strength of at least the late stage of the third tier.

Even though he brought dozens of men with him this time, he wasn't sure if he could defeat this monster.

The deputy captain is stationed at the East District security perimeter. The number of people they can spare is already the limit. They can't afford to lose anyone, especially the deputy captain. Otherwise, if they let in a few more vampires or invisible monsters like yesterday, they'll have nowhere to turn.

"Brothers, remember, don't fight the monsters to the death later. We just need to hold out until the reinforcements from above arrive."

Xiong Ming had a pretty good idea of ​​their strength. Killing or capturing a late-stage third-tier demon beast was almost impossible, but stalling for a while was still possible.

Once the law enforcement headquarters arrives, the monster will be trapped and unable to escape. The most crucial question now is whether they can hold out until then.

Guided by the demon-revealing potion, Xiong Ming and the others quickly found the source of the smell.

It was an exquisite villa, and judging from the cleanliness of the courtyard, it seemed that someone still lived there.

When Xiong Ming saw the series of monster footprints on the ground, his heart skipped a beat. Could the people inside already be...?

"Captain, should I go in and scout ahead first?" Wu Song, standing behind Xiong Ming, asked in a low voice.

"No way!" Xiong Ming shook his head immediately. If anyone was going to do this, it would be him. A second-level cultivator would only be throwing his life away.

"You haven't seen how terrifying late-stage third-tier demonic beasts are. These beasts are reckless when they go berserk."

A look of reminiscence appeared in Xiong Ming's eyes. Several years ago, he and several other law enforcement captains from other districts had joined forces to hunt down a late-stage third-tier demon beast. He still couldn't forget the demon beast's counterattack before it died. In fact, under its frenzied counterattack, all of them captains were seriously injured.

It was during that time that he developed a chronic illness, which damaged his foundation and slowed down his cultivation speed considerably. Otherwise, he might have already advanced to the late stage of the third rank.

Xiong Ming rushed in first and signaled to his teammates not to make any rash moves.

The gate to the villa was mostly open, showing no signs of damage. The more open it was, the more uneasy Xiong Ming felt.

The fact that the gate was undamaged means that the owner of this villa did not notice the arrival of the monster in the first place, which makes the situation even more dangerous.

With a single kick, Xiong Ming swung the door, which was already half-open, into the room in the blink of an eye. He pressed himself against the wall by the doorway, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

With the beast's keen intuition, it should have noticed something was wrong before they entered the house, so Xiong Ming didn't bother to hide it and rushed in directly.

As he surveyed his surroundings, Xiong Ming felt a wave of nausea when he saw two blurry figures on the ground.

If I'm not mistaken, these two figures should be the original owners of this place, now only two blurry clumps of flesh and blood remain.

For most demonic beasts, humans are merely food. It's easy to imagine what would happen if these two encountered a late-stage third-tier demonic beast.

Even after handling so many cases over the years and witnessing countless similar scenes, Xiong Ming still couldn't adapt.

Suppressing the discomfort in his chest, Xiong Ming forced himself to calm down, holding a spirit stone gun in one hand and a specially made police baton with spikes at his waist in the other.

Ordinary spirit stone guns can't even penetrate the hide of a third-tier demon beast. Only special weapons can put up a fight against demon beasts in the late stages of the Three Realms.

A chilling chewing sound reached my ears; the strange "crunch crunch" sound made me think of something bad.

With a "plop," a drop of blood fell to the ground. Xiong Ming reacted instantly and fired three shots in that direction, but to no avail.

"No, it's on the roof!"

Finding nothing on the ground, Xiong Ming's gaze immediately locked onto the rooftop, and he fired several more shots, sending up a few sparks.

The monster struck by Xiong Ming began to reveal a blurry figure, estimated to be at least three meters tall, and looked like a big guy.

"It is indeed here."

Xiong Ming fired his gun while retreating, trying to lure the monster outside to fight.

However, he clearly underestimated the monster's patience.

A gust of wind swept past, and the enormous figure of the demonic beast shot towards him. Xiong Ming immediately felt that he was being targeted by a terrifying demonic beast, and that he would die if he was not careful.

In that critical moment, he couldn't care less about anything else. He simply rolled over and arrived at the door, causing the monster to miss its target.

The beast's attack was clearly not over yet. Before Xiong Ming could even catch his breath and regain his footing, he felt a gust of wind rushing towards him.

That's... a monster's tail?

Before he could react, Xiong Ming was whipped a great distance by the beast's tail and crashed heavily onto the open ground outside the house.

"Captain!" The law enforcement team members tensed up when they saw their captain fly out.

Xiong Ming coughed up a mouthful of blood and hurriedly said, "Don't worry about me, the monster is about to come out!"

The team members were all well-trained, and they reacted immediately when they heard Xiong Ming say that, locking their spirit stone guns at the doorway.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became eerie, and everyone focused their attention on the entrance, waiting for the monster to appear.

The next moment, the sound of something cutting through the air rang out, and the team members' tense state of mind instantly shattered as dozens of bullets were fired wildly at the incoming object.

This time, their opponent was a late-stage Tier 3 monster, so they had no choice but to be cautious. Even though they knew that these bullets would have little effect on the monster, they would still fire without hesitation, even if it only caused it some minor injuries.

Xiong Ming's expression changed, and he shouted, "Don't relax! Look carefully at what you're fighting!"

As the smoke cleared, a wooden table, riddled with bullet holes, was revealed, and the team members' faces turned extremely grim.

But they had no time to regret it, because a blurry figure pounced towards them...