After staying in Hean Base City for a period of time, Fang Ping and the rest returned to Yinchuan Base City.
Although the situation in Hean Base City worried them, compared to the environment in Hean Base City, only the environment in Yinchuan Base City could allow them to grow quickly.
A total of 13 people returned. During this time, Fang Ping picked up the four people who could not go with them because of the mission. The people from Hean Base City and Yan Hong made a total of 13 people.
After returning to Yinchuan Base City, everyone left one after another. In the end, only Fang Ping, Yan Xue, and Fan Xuan remained.
"Don't you feel that the atmosphere in the base city isn't quite right?"
Yan Xue was slightly puzzled.
The place they had teleported to was a garden in the Devil Creature Countermeasure Department. Although it was a little remote, there were many people coming and going.
It should have been a lively place, but there were not many people. Occasionally, there would be people passing by, but they were all in a hurry. Sometimes, they would look back, as if someone was chasing after them.
"Indeed, it's not normal. Let's find someone to ask."
Fang Ping scanned his surroundings and walked toward two young women of about eighteen or nineteen years of age who were walking together.
"Hello, may I interrupt?"
"Senior Fang Ping, are you senior Fang Ping, ranked third on the list?"
When the two young girls saw Fang Ping, they were slightly excited.
They had not been in the Yinchuan Base City's Devil Creature Countermeasure Department for long. Although they had heard of and seen pictures of Fang Ping, ranked third on the list and a senior with Morning Star strength, this was the first time they had seen him in person.
"Yes, it's me. May I ask if something has happened?
Why are all of you in a hurry? "
Fang Ping asked.
Hearing Fang Ping's question, the two young girls' expressions changed slightly. They looked around in panic, but when they saw Fang Ping in front of them, they sighed in relief. However, there was still a trace of unease in their voices.
"Since a week ago, awakened ones have been disappearing in the base city."
"Missing Awakened?"
Fang Ping, Yan Xue, and Fan Xuan's expressions froze. Yan Xue asked.
"So much time has passed. Could it be that the Magical Creature Countermeasure Division still hasn't found the murderer?"
"No, another one went missing yesterday afternoon. This is the eighth one."
A young woman with a colorful hairpin shook her head uneasily.
"Eight awakened ones have gone missing, and the murderer attacked during the day?
Didn't the Magical Creature Countermeasure Department send an Awakened expert to search for it? "
Fan Xuan was slightly surprised. The murderer was actually so rampant. Of course, what surprised her even more was the efficiency of the Magical Creature Countermeasure Division. After a full week, they still hadn't found the murderer.
"The Monster Countermeasure Division has sent many hunters who are good at tracking to search for the culprit. Even Hu Ao 'er was sent, but they still haven't found the culprit."
Another young woman with short hair shrunk back and said uneasily.
"Even Hu Ao 'er was sent, but they still haven't found the murderer?"
Fang Ping, Yan Xue, and Fan Xuan's faces were all dignified. Yan Xue asked.
"Among the missing people, who is the strongest one?"
"It's a Fourth-Order Awakened."
The two young women said.
"Fang Ping -sama, then we'll go first!"
The two of them didn't know too much. After saying what they knew, the two of them quickly bid farewell and left.
Fang Ping perceived the position of the two with Observation Haki until he determined that the two had returned to the women's apartment. Fang Ping stopped locking on the two.
"Who on earth did this?
They actually hunted the Awakened one after another. "
Fan Xuan was a little scared.
"It's not necessarily a human, but it's more likely to be a demon."
Thinking of what happened in Liuzhou Base City, Fang Ping said.
"The possibility of a demon is indeed higher. Even a Fourth-Order Awakened is missing. The murderer's strength is definitely not weak. He should be at least a Fifth-Order Awakened."
Yan Xue speculated with a solemn expression.
To be able to make a Fourth Grade Awakened disappear without causing too much of a commotion meant that the culprit must be more powerful than a Fourth Grade Awakened. That was why she speculated that the culprit was at least a Fifth Grade Awakened.
She looked at Fan Xuan and said.
"Your ability is relatively slow, and it's easy to be sneak attacked. During this time, we should try to act together."
"Two beauties, I think you need a personal bodyguard."
Fang Ping flexed his arched biceps, showing off his strong physique as he spoke.
"Too ugly, rejected."
"Not handsome, rejected."
The two decisively refused.
…
At dusk, near the women's apartment of the Demon Countermeasure Department, on a street with few pedestrians.
A woman wearing a light-colored T-shirt and white shorts was carrying a lot of things in her hands. She was anxiously walking back to the women's apartment.
Because of shopping, she forgot the time. By the time she saw the sky change, it was already dusk.
Thinking of the recent missing awakened cases, she hurriedly left the mall and returned to the women's apartment.
Because of the continuous missing awakened cases, there were no pedestrians on the street. A cold wind blew, making her shiver.
Her footsteps became faster. She kept comforting herself in her heart. Although the missing people also disappeared during the day, most of them disappeared at night. The murderer's main time of the crime should be at night.
Pu-
While hurrying, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her heart. She looked at her heart in panic.
Suddenly, she was horrified to see that there was a huge hole in her chest where her heart was, and blood was flowing out.
She felt that something was inserted into her chest, but she couldn't see it at all.
"Ah-"
Involuntarily, she let out a scream of horror and despair, and it became her only voice in this world.
Puch-
Accompanied by the sound of a weapon being drawn, the woman's body fell weakly to the ground.
However, her body didn't fall to the ground. Before she fell to the ground, an invisible hand held her and made her body stand in the air with a strange twist.
Her body temperature was quickly disappearing from her body.
In the women's apartment, Yan Xue's residence. Yan Xue and Fan Xuan were having dinner.
In addition to the two, there was one more person. Naturally, it was Fang Ping. He sneaked in under the excuse of being a bodyguard.
"This spicy pork slices is good."
"This fish-flavored shredded pork is also good."
Eating the dishes cooked by the two, he was full of praise. The dishes cooked by the two could only be described as "delicious" and "very delicious".
"Ah-"
Suddenly, a scream came into the ears of the three, and their faces changed. Connecting it to the news they heard from the two women today, the three had a bad feeling in their hearts.
"You stay in the house, I'll take a look."
After telling the two, Fang Ping opened the window and used Transmission Magic. His body flashed quickly in the air and rushed in the direction of the sound.
In just a few seconds, he had already appeared on the street where the woman was attacked.
Looking at the street, a touch of red appeared in front of him. He flashed and appeared next to the red.
"Blood, and …"
He saw that it was a pool of blood. With his experience in dealing with monsters, this pool of blood was definitely just left.
But to his surprise, except for this pool of blood, he didn't see anyone around, and no body was left.
When he heard the scream, he had already used Sage Mode. With his current realm, Observation Haki and Sage Mode are enough to easily cover this place.
But neither the Observation Haki nor the perception ability of Sage Mode found anyone here.
Either the other party is very fast and escaped from here in an instant.
Or the other party has some kind of very powerful stealth ability, so powerful that neither Observation Haki nor Sage Mode's perception can detect it.
"So fast, he came so quickly. Well, this person is Fang Ping, third on the list?"
On the street, dozens of meters away from Fang Ping, a man was carrying a waterproof bag with a woman's body on his shoulder, looking at Xiang Fangping with interest.
However, even though they were so close, Fang Ping still did not notice him.
"Comparable to a Morning Star?
Just so-so. "
The man's mouth showed a trace of contempt.
He is Huang Chao of the Yingchuan Demon Clan, who has a special stealth ability. So far, he has never seen anyone who can see through his stealth.
Seeing that Fang Ping, who has a perception ability comparable to a Morning Star, can't see through his stealth, he couldn't help but feel proud. His stealth ability is perfect.
"He is the key target of the clan. If I can kill him, the clan will reward me handsomely."
Thinking of this, Xiang Fangping approached. He obviously didn't conceal himself, but he was silent and didn't even have a smell.
This is also the characteristic of his stealth ability. In addition to being visually invisible, he can also hide many characteristics, including sound, breath, smell, temperature, air flow, and so on.
Compared to Yin Ling, the invisible man in Hellfire that Fang Ping had encountered before, his stealth is undoubtedly much better, and it is not wrong to describe it as perfect.
Soon, he walked in front of Fang Ping and raised the dagger-like magic weapon in his hand, which has been specially processed and has a strong penetrating ability.
But even so, Fang Ping still didn't find him, and didn't notice that he was standing less than a meter away.
Shua!
His dagger stabbed towards Fang Ping's heart.
Because of the stealth ability, even the strange flow of air didn't cause it.