Kingdom of Corrosion
Chapter 620 - 299: Full Moon_2

Chapter 620: Chapter 299: Full Moon_2

The newspaper had large font with only two pieces of news. The first news was that Town No. 5 had been attacked by wolves. Wolves had snuck into the town at night and killed two sheep, angering the townspeople, who organized a hunt for the pack. Unexpectedly, two weeks after the hunt, hunters found a large number of wolves gathering in the mountains near the town. Zoologists believed that the pack was planning a large-scale retaliation on the town on the night of the full moon. The townspeople called the state government for help, and with its coordination, everyone in town was temporarily relocated by train. The state government would send soldiers to surround and eradicate the wolf pack in five days.

The second news: The residents of a small town on Line 3, who were heading to the State Capital of District 1, never arrived at the capital. The state capital has dispatched detectives to investigate Town No. 6, as it is the only stop between Town No. 5 and the state capital.

Lin Wu complained, "How did this newspaper fly here?"

Little White Rabbit answered, "The postal train distributes the newspapers. Even though the townspeople have evacuated, they still fulfill their duties, leaving the subscribed newspapers at the doorsteps of their homes."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

Lin Wu walked on foot down West Street without spotting any wolves. Then, turning onto East Street—which had facilities like a blacksmith and a clinic—there was nothing out of the ordinary. It wasn’t until Lin Wu entered the residential area of South Street and got to the end of it that he noticed something.

The villa at the end of South Street had a large plot of land. The main building was a two-story western-style house that occupied just over one hundred square meters, but the land enclosed by its walls exceeded four thousand square meters. The four-thousand-square-meter front yard was laid with grass, the left yard was planted with trees, the right yard was a garden, and the back? The back wasn’t visible.

The reason Lin Wu said he found something was because he saw seven horses tied up at the edge of the woods in the left yard.

Lin Wu reported the situation using the walkie-talkie.

Maya asked, "Any other movements?"

Lin Wu said, "I can vaguely hear sounds from the backyard, but the distance is too far to determine what it is."

Hong Yi said, "Wolves would attack the horses, but since the horses are calm, it means there are no beasts nearby. Seven horses together are more likely part of a human group."

"There’s someone!"

A cowboy-dressed person walked to the front door of the building and one minute after entering, he dragged an NPC out. "Awen, we dug a hole where you told us, but found no gold nuggets. Now, I’m giving you one more chance, and if you deceive us again, we’ll bury you in that hole."

Lin Wu pulled his head back and clarified from outside the wall,

Maya said, "There’s a message from Town No. 4, a person named Awen found gold. Putting the information together, someone with greedy intentions captured Awen after learning that there’s gold buried in Town No. 5. They then fabricated the rumor of the wolf pack gathering for revenge, causing the townsfolk to relocate. While everyone was away, they used this opportunity to dig for gold in Town No. 5."

Maya added, "I guess their aim was only to scare away the mansion’s owner, not the whole town. They never expected the rumor to spread so widely, leading everyone to believe it."

Lin Wu asked, "Do we fight?"

Maya said, "Of course." After speaking, Maya glanced back at Hong Yi and the others, hesitating in her mind. Both she and Lin Wu had killed their way out of piles of corpses, facing numerous dangers. Neither would blame the other for death.

Hong Yi seeing Maya’s thought, said, "We won’t hold you back."

Qinglang drew his pistol, flicked the cylinder out, then with a flick of his wrist, clicked the cylinder back into place. Although it was just two motions, they were enough to show his proficiency, especially how smoothly he handled the gun.

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Lin Wu stealthily approached the backyard, using bushes for cover to observe the situation. Beyond the bushes in the backyard there was a small church, and beside the church was a graveyard. The graveyard was covered with green grass and wildflowers, which made it look not only uncreepy but quite pretty.

According to Lin Wu’s guess, this house might belong to someone like a priest. Only, the priest’s preaching was a sham, and the real objective was to bury gold, hiding the obtained gold within the cemetery. Awen, the lucky one, had accidentally discovered the secret, and thus stole the gold to have it appraised in Town No. 4, where he was caught by the villains.

Awen was tied up and kneeling on the ground, with three cowboys digging, two with shotguns standing guard on each side, a cowgirl interrogating Awen, and it seemed the lead cowgirl sat to one side, holding a riding crop, leisurely content.

Lin Wu retreated back into the main building and pushed the side door hard. The sound of the door crashing caught the female leader’s attention, and the two guarding cowboys took up their guns and approached the side door.

Lin Wu had already hidden deep within, and when the cowboys reached the side door to check, he casually knocked on a room door, then swiftly hid behind the staircase opposite the room. One cowboy struck a match, and both entered the main building to investigate. Soon after, one stepped into a Beast Trap. Lin Wu intended to finish him with Wind Stinger, but the man’s screams were loud enough to alarm the whole neighborhood. Reluctantly, he had to use Lock Head to deal with both cowboys.

Dragging a corpse to the staircase, Lin Wu leaned against the wall, one hand corpse looting, the other holding a gun at the ready. People entered simultaneously through the doors on both sides; Lin Wu watched the corpse looting progress bar and fired a shot without looking, not caring if he hit or not—the aim was to intimidate.

Corpse Looting results: Twelve shotgun shells and a pump-action shotgun. Good stuff, range up to ten meters. A range of ten meters means it can hit a target ten meters away, and within that range, most pellets can hit the target. Beyond ten meters, it all depends on luck.

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