"Actually, I don't know exactly what that thing is. After all, I've never seen it before. However, I've heard of this monster from a friend.
He calls this monster a zombie. It's something that doesn't look like a human or a ghost. It lurks at night and feeds on humans. "
"Feeds on humans?" Xu Yan frowned. "Doesn't the Federation care?
Does it just let this zombie eat humans? "
"Of course, the Federation cares. However, zombies are not something that ordinary people can deal with. Only people from the special department can completely eliminate them. However, there are very few people from the special department. They will only come after confirming that the cause of the casualties is a freak," the old man explained.
"I see. Special department?
I've never heard of it. "
"Of course, ordinary people haven't heard of it. I heard it from my old friend. The people from the special department specialize in dealing with strange things."
The old man looked as if it was a matter of course.
"In that case, this zombie should be dealt with soon?"
"Of course. The people from the special department will arrive tomorrow. Tomorrow night will probably be the day of the zombie's death!"
This old man seemed to have a lot of confidence in the special department.
After bidding farewell to the old man, Xu Yan was in shock all the way home. He hadn't expected so many things to be hidden in this ordinary life. Zombies, special department … It's really ridiculous!
It seems that I have to improve my strength as soon as possible!
Xu Yan opened the panel as soon as he got home.
Host: Xu Yan
Modification Value: 18
Technique: Iron Shirt Technique (Small Success) +
Xu Yan focused on the plus sign behind the Iron Shirt Technique. The panel blurred, and the modification value decreased from 18 to 14. A warm current appeared in his body and quickly spread throughout his body.
Under the influence of this warm current, Xu Yan's muscles began to swell, and his skin became harder. Xu Yan also felt a stream of air appear in his body!
Is this the legendary inner force?!
I didn't expect this Iron Shirt Technique to be able to cultivate inner force!
Originally, Xu Yan had thought that this was a body-tempering technique. However, it gave Xu Yan a pleasant surprise.
After the strengthening, Xu Yan stood in front of the mirror and exerted his strength. All the muscles in his body swelled, and his entire body grew bigger!
Moreover, Xu Yan felt that his strength was at least six times that of an ordinary person!
This didn't even include the addition of his inner force!
Don't underestimate this six times increase. Think about it, what does it mean for an ordinary person to have their core strength increased by six times?
This Iron Cloak Technique wasn't a technique that specialized in increasing one's strength, but when it was mastered, it could increase an ordinary person's strength by six times!
Those cultivation techniques that specialized in increasing strength were simply unimaginable!
Ancient martial arts were so powerful, how could they gradually disappear?
Xu Yan was a little confused.
Xu Yan shook his head and stopped thinking about these things. When he was strong enough, he would naturally come into contact with these things. For now, he should consider whether he should go to the special department to kill the ghouls tomorrow night.
Xu Yan really wanted to go and take a look. After all, this was the fastest way for him to come into contact with the supernatural world. However, the fear from that night in the alley still lingered in his heart. Ghouls were not that easy to deal with.
Xu Yan had a faint feeling that even if he had mastered the Iron Cloak Technique, he probably wouldn't be able to defeat the ghouls.
Although there were people from the special department to deal with the ghouls, Xu Yan still didn't feel at ease. He wasn't the kind of person who would entrust his own safety to others.
It seemed like he had to upgrade the Iron Cloak Technique again tomorrow!
He didn't have to go to work tomorrow. He should be able to adapt to the increased strength at home and basically control it before nighttime.
…
The next evening, Xu Yan rode his bicycle to the eastern suburbs' antique street.
The reason why he didn't take a taxi was that the street was most likely sealed off. Ordinary people shouldn't be able to enter. Otherwise, the special department would have spread the news long ago, and Xu Yan wouldn't only know about it now.
Moreover, riding a bicycle could also increase the speed at which Xu Yan could control his strength.
Xu Yan had perfected the Iron Cloak Technique in the morning. Now, Xu Yan's pure physical strength was eight times that of an ordinary person!
It was quite terrifying!
This didn't even include his internal strength!
After perfecting the Iron Cloak Technique, Xu Yan's internal strength had increased by several times. Xu Yan didn't know how strong his strength was when he used all his strength.
When he was about to reach the eastern suburbs' antique street, Xu Yan saw from afar that there were policemen guarding the road to the antique street.
It was indeed sealed off, but it wasn't a problem for Xu Yan!
After finding a place to hide his bicycle, Xu Yan quietly slipped to the back of the row of houses around the antique street. He jumped, grabbed the railing on the second floor, and climbed up the protective fence of the window.
The houses here weren't tall, only six or seven stories. Xu Yan easily climbed to the top of the building.
The house that Xu Yan climbed to was just right. Not only could he clearly see the alley, but he was also far enough away from the alley to not worry about being affected.
Now, he just had to wait for the sky to turn dark.
…
The sun gradually disappeared from the western horizon. As the last ray of light disappeared, thick darkness emerged on this street.
Xu Yan looked at the strange alley. The darkness inside seemed to be rolling, as if the thing inside was restless.
The last time he faced this alley, Xu Yan felt like he was being stared at by a fierce tiger. The hair on his back stood up.
But now, looking at the small alley again, Xu Yan was much more relaxed. That little bit of danger was like a gentle breeze, and it was almost no threat at all.
It seemed that the perfected Iron Cloak Technique was quite strong. It could completely suppress the ghoul in the alley.
…
In the dark night, a young man wearing casual clothes and carrying a backpack walked from the street corner to the alley where the ghoul was.
This person was called Zhao Gongming, a member of the second team of the special department in the Qingyun Province branch. His ability was to control flames. This time, he was responsible for eliminating the ghoul.
"What happened recently?
The ghouls are appearing more and more frequently! "
In the past half month, he had eliminated three ghouls, and this was the fourth one!
In the past, he didn't even encounter one in a month.
Zhao Gongming rubbed his temples to relieve his fatigue. He decided that after returning from this mission, he must ask for instructions from the higher-ups to arrange an assistant for himself.
Walking to a place not far from the alley, Zhao Gongming put down his backpack and took out a square black box from it.
Opening the box, there was a black cube inside, exuding a pungent smell. It was like a stench, but also like the smell of blood. It was very unpleasant.
Zhao Gongming picked up the black cube and gently threw it not far from the alley. Then, he found a hidden place to hide and remained motionless.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Although there were anxious roars coming from the alley from time to time, the ghoul still didn't come out.
Zhao Gongming was a little confused. Did the ghoul discover him and become afraid?