Lin Huang got the answer that he wanted through the Backtracking Mirror. Although the answer was not satisfactory, it was better than no progress at all.
It was easy for a monster with Supreme Intelligence and mimicry to hide in a foothold that covered an area of two million square kilometers and had a population of more than 60 million people. Finding it was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Moreover, the monster was a new species that was not recorded in the monster encyclopedia. Nobody knew if it had any other ways of hiding.
Back at the hotel, Lin Huang did not sleep right away. Instead, he continued to discuss the case with Bloody.
"Initially, I thought there's a mole in the Coalition government that the murderer managed to find the victims. Now, it seems like it disguised itself as the first victim and obtained the list of immortal-level rank-1 to rank-3 from the Coalition government. It's really lucky that the first victim was a senior manager from the relevant department of the Coalition government. "
"I suspect that it's not lucky at all. Instead, it purposely chose such a target. His goal from the beginning was to obtain this hunting list. " Lin Huang's heart skipped a beat when he heard what Bloody said. He had never thought that a monster could be so calculative.
"What a terrifying monster …"
"It's alright. We'll catch it sooner or later." Bloody was calm.
"We can use Leech Pods to monitor the entire foothold. However, if it can mimic anyone with its mimicry, your Leech Pods won't be able to monitor it at all. Moreover, this is a human foothold. There are many powerful people with various skills. We can't rule out the possibility that there might be people who can detect your Leech Pods. You must be careful when you're monitoring the foothold. Try not to be discovered. Also, there are too many buildings in the foothold. The hindrance to monitoring the foothold is far more than any wild zone or danger zone. It might affect the timeliness of the monitoring. We must consider that … "Lin Huang listed out all the problems that he had considered.
Bloody shook its head after listening to him. "There's no need for that. We don't have to monitor the entire city. We only need to monitor the potential victims. The monster will attack again sooner or later. Instead of spending so much effort to look for it, it's better to wait for it to take the bait. "
Lin Huang's eyes lit up when he heard that. "I forgot about that! There were not many immortal-levels in the foothold, and there were even fewer immortal-levels rank-1 to rank-3 that fit the hunting range. Perhaps there were only about 100 of them. There was no doubt that the workload would be much smaller if he only monitored a hundred or so people. Besides, with their combat power, it's unlikely that they'll discover your Leech Pods. "
"I plan to find all the potential victims tonight and plant the Leech Pods in their bodies. At the same time, I will monitor their location from all angles near their residences. I don't believe that guy can escape this time! "Bloody was in high spirits as it finally encountered an opponent with Supreme Intelligence.
"Oh right, after you find where they live, send me the coordinates. I need to use the Teleportation Gate to locate them. When that guy appears, we'll be able to arrive at the scene immediately. "Lin Huang did not forget this detail.
That night, Lin Huang quickly fell into a deep sleep in order to conserve his energy for the battle in the early hours of the morning.
Bloody, on the other hand, was busy until past eight in the morning. It only managed to find 118 potential victims ranging from immortal-level rank-1 to rank-3. It searched thrice to make sure that it did not miss anything.
After planting the Leech Pods in the bodies of the 118 potential victims, Bloody did not activate the Leech Pods in their bodies. Instead, it made the Leech Pods go dormant. Its goal was not to control these people, but to locate and monitor them. If necessary, it would temporarily take over the bodies of the potential victims and control them to escape so that they would not be killed.
Aside from the Leech Pods, the house that the 118 people were staying in, including the bathroom, were all monitored without any blind spots. Not only that, Bloody's monitoring area was within a 10-kilometer radius of the house, and it was being monitored 24 hours a day. It was to prevent the monster from escaping. Although the probability of that happening was very low after Lin Huang attacked, they had to consider the possibility of that happening.
Lin Huang had just finished his breakfast when Bloody was done setting up everything.
After obtaining the 118 coordinates from Bloody, Lin Huang summoned Thunder and began his new round of work.
Soon, Thunder carried Lin Huang and sent him to the coordinates that were marked on the map.
He had thought of getting Kelly to do this for him. After all, Kelly's speed was on par with Thunder's. However, as he thought about how everyone in Martel City was panicking and that Kelly might be treated as the murderer, Lin Huang decided not to do that and got Thunder to bring him there.
It was rare to see an immortal-level triple mutated pet in Martel City. As soon as Lin Huang summoned Thunder, it attracted the attention of many people. Fortunately, Thunder's speed was terrifying. Before the people surrounded it, it flapped its wings and left with Lin Huang.
It took Thunder about three to four minutes to travel from one coordinate to another. However, it only took Lin Huang a few seconds to locate the coordinates. Even so, it took Lin Huang more than seven hours to locate all 118 coordinates.
It was already past four in the afternoon when Thunder returned to the hotel with Lin Huang on its back.
Lin Huang then noticed that Xia Hou had contacted him a few times. In order to locate the coordinates, he had turned off the communication function of his Emperor's Heart Ring so that it would not vibrate all the time.
After dialing the number, Xia Hou picked up the video call.
"What are you doing? Why didn't you pick up the phone for the whole day? I've sent you a message but you didn't reply. "
"I'm busy with something personal today. I've turned off the communication function," Lin Huang explained.
"The autopsy results are out. Have you seen them yet?" Xia Hou asked.
"I haven't. I've just returned to the hotel."
"Let me explain it briefly. The autopsy results showed that the poison that killed the two immortal-level rank-9s is a new type of poison. Although it's not contagious, it's deadly. The poison can enter the human body through breathing, pores and many other ways. The mortality rate of an immortal-level poisoned is 100%. No matter how strong they are, they won't last more than ten seconds. The body of an imperial-level can't completely resist the poison. " Xia Hou then continued, "I've thought about it for a long time. This case is too dangerous. I'm not going to investigate it anymore. In fact, more than half of the investigators have left Martel City since they received the autopsy report. I suggest that you quit as well. Don't lose your life for some resources. It's not worth it. This case isn't something an immortal-level can handle. You'll have to get an imperial-level to handle it. "
"Thanks for the reminder. I'll make my decision after reading the autopsy report."
After hanging up the phone with Xia Hou, Lin Huang immediately read the autopsy report. He did not expect that so many people would choose to withdraw. After carefully reading the autopsy report, he understood everyone's concerns.
Many of them thought that the killer's ability was limited. After all, he only killed immortal-level rank-1 to rank-3 monsters. However, now they knew that the monster's ability was far beyond their imagination. It could even kill immortal-level rank-9 monsters. Moreover, it used a new type of poison that they had never seen before. It was normal for them to want to quit.
Lin Huang did not ask Xia Hou to stay. In fact, he did not plan to ask Xia Hou to join him for the mission tonight. He had too many secrets. If he were to join Xia Hou, his ability would definitely be exposed.
"These naive people have no idea that it doesn't matter whether they quit or not." Bloody grinned.
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