Godslayer: The Progenitor of Symbiotes

"Heh, a bad guy?" Ji Lan suddenly reached out and grabbed the boy's hand, a twisted smile appearing on his face. "Sorry, big brother is in cahoots with bad guys..."

"Village chief! Gou Dan'er! ...Who are you people?! Let them go!"

A loud shout came from behind, attracting Ji Lan's attention.

At the entrance of the alley leading to the open space, under a shady tree, a woman stood with her hands on her hips, staring fiercely in the direction of Ji Lan.

Startled by the loud shout, the burly man immediately abandoned the village chief and headed towards the woman.

"Go straight for it, don't give her a chance to scream." Ji Lan's calm voice reached the burly man's ears.

The burly man nodded, his legs instantly lifting off the ground as he flashed in front of the woman, punching her in the chest.

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the woman was sent flying backward.

The woman didn't even have time to react before she crashed heavily into the alleyway behind her, her blood staining the ground red.

The burly man had no interest in checking if the woman was dead; he turned around and walked straight to the middle of the open space.

The boy next to him turned pale and stared blankly at the sight, clearly terrified.

Faced with this situation, Ji Lan remained calm and composed, taking out a walkie-talkie and saying, "Everyone, enter the village and do not let anyone escape."

Meanwhile, outside the village, hundreds of hidden mercenaries heard Blue's orders ringing in their earpieces.

In an instant, fully armed mercenaries emerged from the bushes, tree branches, and abandoned houses.

In less than five minutes, gunshots rang out from inside the village, accompanied by screams of agony.

About half an hour later, the remaining villagers were driven to an open area by the mercenaries.

Since joining the Church of the Ancient Gods, these mercenaries have made killing a habit and have no psychological burden whatsoever.

At this moment, they can still smile as they look at the villagers gathered together, their eyes filled with fear.

"Lord Jilan, what should we do with these people?" A mercenary walked up to Jilan and asked respectfully.

"Dig a mass grave for a hundred people right here, and don't let anyone escape." Ji Lan's gaze swept over the villagers below as she calmly said.

……

In the pitch-black night sky, a helicopter streaked across the air, and Tomahawk glanced at its GPS location.

We are not far from the location sent by the search team.

...Amid the roar of the helicopter, Tomahawk looked at the village with its lights flickering faintly in the distant mountains and shouted, "We've arrived. Everyone, prepare to land."

The team did not answer. After the plane stabilized, Sharp Blade and Shield were the first to rappel down to the ground, and the remaining personnel landed in turn.

After all six members of the team landed, the helicopter slowly took off, searching for a suitable location to wait for news from the Tomahawk team.

Turning on the flashlight mounted on his armor, Li Ren surveyed the surroundings. It wasn't exactly sparsely populated, but rather desolate and uninhabited. "How could this run-down place possibly have the mystique of the 'Chuan' realm?" he wondered.

Based on the observation from high altitude, the village only has scattered points of light, which doesn't seem like a normal village.

It's only a little past 8 pm now, it can't be such a coincidence, everyone should be asleep.

Battle Axe thought for a moment, then cautiously removed the large axe from his back. His face beneath his helmet was serious. "Everyone be careful. The current situation is very abnormal."

"If nothing else goes wrong, that mysterious creature may have already entered the village and is hunting the villagers."

"Alright, let's hurry up then." Jian Dun raised his shield and walked towards the distant village.

Throughout the journey, the six remained silent, their eyes constantly scanning their surroundings to prevent any unexpected incidents.

As they reached the village entrance, the sharp blade and the sturdy shield locked eyes, both slowing their pace. The friction between the different parts of their armor conveyed a sense of security in the thick darkness.

Feeling the unusual silence around him, Jian Dun couldn't help but ask, "Why is there not a sound in this place?"

"Who knows? Maybe they've already been wiped out by the Mysteries." Guan Dao shrugged. If they really were all killed by the Mysteries, their cleanup would be much easier.

"and many more!"

As Gatling passed through a small alley, he suddenly caught a glimpse of something that looked like a human lying in another alley on his left.

"What's going on?" War Axe stopped and asked calmly.

The current situation leaves him no room for anxiety.

This place... is really too eerie.

Quietness—everywhere.

It doesn't look like a place where anyone lives at all.

“There seems to be a person lying inside.” Gatling took two steps back, his eyes fixed on the humanoid object. In the dim beam of the flashlight, he couldn’t be sure if it was a doll or something else.

"Let's go in and take a look." Battle Axe gestured to Sharp Blade and Shield, and the two immediately raised their shields and walked into the alley.

Gatling guns and shotguns were also put on safety, ready to provide fire support at any time.

"Captain, it really is a person, but... they're already dead." After recognizing the figure on the ground, Sharp Blade turned to look at Battle Axe.

"Dead?" War Axe approached the two men and looked at the middle-aged man's corpse lying on the ground.

After a thorough examination, Battle Axe's expression turned grim. "The gunshot wound wasn't done by Mysterious; other rats have infiltrated the area."

"Other rats?" Shield crouched down, examining the wound. "...The Church of the Ancient Gods?"

"It can only be the Church of the Ancient Gods. We can't stay here any longer. Let's retreat first, and then..."

Click——

A crisp sound interrupted War Axe's words, and the beams of the three men's flashlights simultaneously shone on the end of the alley from which the sound came.

The three men, who were used to handling handguns, immediately recognized that the sound came from a handgun.

"A surprise is coming..."

A mercenary holding a pistol smiled and spoke.

boom--!

A dazzling tongue of fire shot from the muzzle of the pistol, and the bullet spun rapidly, whistling as it flew toward the tomahawk.

clang--!

With lightning speed, Sharp Blade blocked the bullets with his shield, and by the time Battle Axe drew his pistol and aimed at the mercenary, the mercenary had already disappeared at the end of the alley.

"Captain, should we give chase?" Sharp Blade stared intently at the end of the alley.

Battle Axe frowned. Clearly, the other side either had discovered them a long time ago, or they knew all along that they were coming.

Either of these situations would be disadvantageous to them.

"Withdraw. Don't cause any more trouble. Something's very wrong," War Axe said, stepping out of the alley.

"What happened?" Guan Dao walked to Zhan Fu's side, his tone grave.

The three people outside also heard the gunshot.

"Let's retreat, we might be ambushed." War Axe didn't stop and walked straight outside.

Guan Dao frowned, realizing something was wrong, and called to the others to follow.

"Where are you going? The adults are waiting for you..."

A deep voice came from behind.

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