novelslam Chapter 9 Hero Saves the Beauty
Chapter 9 Hero Saves the Beauty
"Really? Brother Mo Fan has really made something of himself."
"That's right." Mo Fan said with great pride.
"By the way, I heard that someone from your school has gone missing?" Mo Fan asked.
"Hmm." Xinxia nodded and continued, "I smelled a strange odor in the school cafeteria, it smelled like a demon."
"Yeah?"
"It could be my imagination," Xinxia explained.
"Don't worry, I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Mo Fan looked towards Mingwen Girls' Middle School.
"Could it really be a demon?" Xinxia asked worriedly.
"It's not impossible. The city's barrier isn't without blind spots; demons can sneak into some hidden corners," Mo Fan explained.
"Brother Mo Fan, be careful."
"Don't worry, your brother Mo Fan is amazing." Mo Fan affectionately patted Xin Xia's head.
From that day on, Mo Fan staked out the cafeteria of Mingwen Girls' Middle School, waiting for the next girl to disappear. As far as he knew, it should happen in the next few days.
A girl went missing at Mingwen Girls' High School a long time ago, but it went unnoticed. The school suppressed the incident to avoid affecting the school.
Since it was during the holiday, there weren't many students on campus. Mo Fan released Gan Wencui and others, hiding them in various underground locations so they could sense any movement immediately.
Mo Fan kept an eye on the cafeteria, focusing on the girl named Lin Yun'er. Sure enough, when Lin Yun'er went to the cafeteria alone one day, she accidentally discovered a hidden hole in the cafeteria, which didn't seem to have appeared recently.
Just as Lin Yun'er was about to turn and leave, a strange noise came from inside the cave, and a huge one-eyed rat appeared in Lin Yun'er's sight. She had never seen such a large rat before.
She suddenly remembered the giant-eyed rat described in the book, which looked exactly like the big-eyed rat in front of her. Her long, white legs immediately went out of control, and she was already reminiscing about her life.
Just as the giant-eyed rat pounced on it, a figure suddenly pounced on it first, causing the rat to miss and knock over several swill buckets.
"Who are you?" Lin Yun'er looked at the man who had tackled her, his large hands resting on her two key areas.
"That's not important, let's get out of here!" Mo Fan grabbed Lin Yun'er and ran away into the distance.
Mo Fan, carrying Lin Yun'er, didn't run very fast, but it was enough to keep a certain distance from the giant-eyed blood rats that missed their target. He wasn't some weak mage who couldn't kill the giant-eyed blood rats on his own.
"Thunder Mark - Python Mark!"
The purple star trails transformed into dazzling lightning, striking the giant-eyed rat that had turned around to attack Mo Fan and his companion at incredible speed. This time, the giant-eyed rat wasn't very large, and this initial-level lightning magic was enough to temporarily paralyze it.
Purple lightning reappeared, "Lightning Seal - Wrathful Strike!"
This time, the low-level third-tier magic hit the Giant-Eyed Blood Rat, whose single eye was pierced. The rat's body, crackling with electric arcs, emitted a burnt meat smell, indicating that it was beyond dead.
"Are you a magician?" Lin Yun'er's right hand was still being held by Mo Fan.
"Yes, I've already informed the city's monster-hunting team about the situation here. You stay here." As Mo Fan spoke, he released Lin Yun'er's hand, which was quite soft.
"I'll go inside the cave and take a look."
"It's too dangerous. Should we send the city's monster-hunting team instead?" Lin Yun'er was a little scared; she had almost died just now.
"The city's monster-hunting team is only so-so. They can handle routine tasks, but for this kind of situation, it's better to leave it to the professionals, and I am that professional." Mo Fan knew that Lin Yun'er was scared, so he waited until the city's monster-hunting team arrived before entering the cave to investigate.
Actually, he could have called Tang Yue, who was in charge of this matter, but there probably wasn't much useful stuff inside the cave; at most, he might have encountered a few gray-robed cultists from the Black Church.
The Grey Cult members were barely considered lowly soldiers in the Black Vatican. What could they possibly get out of them? Just like the crisis that followed in Bo City, without sufficient evidence, the higher-ups wouldn't send anyone. By the time enough evidence was available, it was too late.
Unless someone has enough power, which Mo Fan clearly doesn't, and neither does Tang Yue, the disaster in Bo City will ultimately have to be borne by the people of Bo City. If they're lucky, they might survive; if they're unlucky, they'll be reincarnated.
Given Mo Fan's current position, all he can do is minimize the losses. Whether it's intentional or not, he has no power to do anything about it.
The powerful Man Sui could help, but she's an undead and will only help Mo Fan.
"I am Xu Dahuang, the captain of the City Monster Hunting Team. What's going on here?" Several members of the City Monster Hunting Team arrived.
"That's how it is." Mo Fan briefly explained what had just happened, and asked Xu Dahuang to take Lin Yun'er out and dispose of the giant-eyed rat's corpse.
"That corpse..."
"You guys split it up, consider it a tip for your trouble." Mo Fan was very generous; he didn't care about such a small amount of money right now.
"Thank you, sir!" Mo Fan introduced himself to Xu Dahuang as a member of the Trial Committee, declaring that he was worthy of the title of "sir."
After giving instructions, Mo Fan went into the cave alone. The entrance to the cave near the cafeteria of Mingwen Girls' Middle School was not high, only about half a meter high. Mo Fan's spirit could not enter at all, so he had to go in himself.
"Mansui, lend me your knife!" Mo Fan shouted into the void from inside the cave, and an exquisite bone knife appeared from the void.
Man Sui's sword is a good thing, at least equivalent to a Soul-level magical artifact. He has no concept of anything better than that magical artifact. He needs to see more to be able to distinguish the relatively accurate grade.
The cave was pitch black, and human vision was almost zero. Mo Fan's eyes suddenly turned black, and with the enhancement of the shadow element, the scene in Mo Fan's eyes was as clear as if he were wearing night vision goggles.
He still hadn't cultivated the Shadow element. For Mo Fan, these uncultivated elements were like small skills, while the Lightning and Fire elements were like high-damage ultimate moves, making him feel somewhat like a free-to-play player.
After walking about 500 meters, Mo Fan didn't find anything unusual, except that the passage inside the cave had widened considerably, enough for a person to stand and move around. Mo Fan patted the mud off his body and continued walking forward.
Mo Fan had only taken a few steps when he heard a few strange noises. His acoustic skills weren't particularly refined, but they were enough to function as a small detector.
Ahead was a giant-eyed blood rat, larger than the one in the Inscription Women's Dining Hall. The passage was straight, and the giant-eyed blood rat also spotted Mo Fan. A scarlet laser shot towards Mo Fan without warning.
"No martial ethics, bullying young people!" Mo Fancui cursed, slashing with his bone knife. The scarlet laser was directly split open and scattered onto the rock walls on both sides of Mo Fancui.
The scattered fragments left a wound on Mo Fan's right arm, but the small wound was immediately healed by the artifact.
"The horse talisman is really useful, but the pain effect is unavoidable." Mo Fan shook his head.