The world has turned into Hell's Game, why should I stay human?
Chapter 255 - 251 The Kind Gentleman from Bloody Restaurant (Two in One)_2

Chapter 255: Chapter 251 The Kind Gentleman from Bloody Restaurant (Two in One)_2

Anyway, this city clearly also has supernatural forces, and Anke must have realized the situation by now, and will turn a blind eye to some less important matters.

As expected, when they saw an additional chef’s hat suddenly appear on his head, the tavern owner merely twitched his eyes and chose to ignore it.

Liu Zheng shook the blood off his Slaughter Knife and then looked at the remaining Beastified resident.

His physique was much weaker than the canine man’s, and after being sent flying by Liu Zheng, he struggled for a long time before getting up.

Looking at the headless body on the ground, then at the frightening sawtoothed butcher knife in his hand, the Beastified resident let out a piercing scream and fled towards the end of the street, his speed even faster than when they had ambushed Liu Zheng.

"Interesting."

Liu Zheng remarked with interest.

Capable of speaking, of tactics, and of fear and fleeing, save for the physical mutations, they didn’t seem much different from humans.

Or rather, they were overly intelligent Beasts.

But having seen countless species cleverer than humans in the Metropolis, these beasts were only somewhat interesting.

"How should we deal with these bodies? Boss."

He pointed at the bodies of the canine man and the Beastified resident as he spoke.

"Church Hunters usually choose to burn them."

Anke said somewhat unnaturally.

"Then let’s burn them."

Liu Zheng nodded.

Having acquired the ingredients, he was responsible for cleaning up, after all.

"Ah, I’m really sorry, I didn’t bring any fuel when I left the house."

Anke said, embarrassed.

On one hand, it was because he left in a hurry, and on the other, it was because deep down, he was repulsed.

"Residents here usually have fuel at home, right?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"Yes, they usually have fuel ready."

Anke nodded.

On one hand, it was for daily life use, and on the other, Yate residents were always prepared for the Creature Night.

"Then that’ll work."

He casually picked a house with a red light on and then knocked vigorously on the door.

"Open up, my fellow villager."

He shouted, his knocking so forceful that the door trembled.

"Who are you? Why are you knocking on my door?"

A person came to the door with heavy steps and then asked.

The voice was old and hoarse, sounding like an old woman.

"I’m an out-of-towner sent here for procurement, I just killed two Beasts, and I’m looking to borrow some fuel and kindling to dispose of their bodies."

Liu Zheng stated truthfully.

"Outsider! Go away, leave this place, we don’t welcome your kind here. You outsiders only bring disaster!"

The old woman scolded loudly.

"Why does she detest outsiders so much?"

He turned and asked.

"Because Church Hunters are generally recruited from outsiders, and the duty of Church Hunters is to eliminate Beasts."

Anke replied, somewhat embarrassed.

"Shouldn’t they be grateful to the Church Hunters then?"

Liu Zheng wondered.

Without the Church Hunters to eliminate the Beasts, the residents surely wouldn’t be up to the task.

"Those Beasts were once their relatives or friends. To them, Church Hunters are also considered enemies."

"Moreover, Church Hunters sometimes indeed act quite brutally."

Anke sighed and then started to explain.

On days when Beastification Disease patients appear en masse, such as on Creature Night, Yate City would experience this periodically.

The Blood Healing Church would learn of the coming Creature Night in advance through some method and then inform the residents of Yate City to prepare beforehand.

Residents would then stockpile weapons, food, and fuel, and when Creature Night arrived, they would lock their doors tightly, seal the entrances, and remain indoors.

The Church would dispatch Hunters to patrol and knock on residents’ doors to check on their condition.

If there was no response from the residents or if abnormal noises were detected, Hunters would break in, and upon finding Beastified residents, they would hunt them down directly.

Those assigned to such unwelcome duties were generally novice Hunters.

Due to their lack of strength and experience, they were often very tense and could not control their hunting desires well. Whether dealing with Beastified residents or ordinary residents, they were prone to excessive behavior.

This objectively exacerbated the Yate residents’ resentment towards Church Hunters.

"Mutual disdain between the helper and the helped. How can such a situation be sustained?"

Liu Zheng shook his head.

"Regardless, Yate still needs Hunters to help hunt the Beasts. And as long as the Church’s position is unshakable, the residents don’t have the courage to do anything to the Hunters."

Anke responded.

"Unshakable?"

He shook his head, then continued to knock on the door.

"Grandma, please open the door. Don’t worry, we only need a bit of fuel, we won’t rob you,"

"And leaving these bodies right outside your door isn’t good either, in case they attract more beasts. Your door won’t stand a chance then,"

Liu Zheng called out loudly.

"If you keep knocking like that, the door won’t stand a chance right now,"

Anke watched the teetering door and commented to himself.

But he didn’t speak up to stop it.

Just like Liu Zheng said, leaving the bodies alone wasn’t good either.

Although he had never seen it, he had heard from others that these beasts could grow stronger by devouring the flesh and blood of their kind.

"I am Anke, the owner of Anke Tavern, and this gentleman is our tavern’s business partner; he is a kind and merciful gentleman,"

"Please give us some fuel to dispose of the bodies. I guarantee with the reputation of Anke Tavern, there won’t be any problems. You see, my wife and daughter are also with me,"

Anke stepped in to help negotiate.

"Let your wife and daughter come to the door,"

the old woman said.

"No problem,"

Anke gestured to Marian to bring their two daughters to the door.

A cloudy eye peeked through the crack of the door at them, then disappeared.

"Where are you going?"

the old woman asked.

"We plan to go to the Church of the Lord of Suffering,"

Anke replied.

"The Church of the Lord of Suffering... Are there still people who believe in the Lord of Suffering?"

the old woman muttered to herself.

"If He is willing to shelter us,"

Anke said tactfully.

"Shelter? Hah..."

The old woman let out a mocking laugh and then stopped speaking.

Just when Anke thought the negotiation had failed, there came a voice from behind the door again.

"Leave three strips of jerky, then back away from my door,"

"Alright. Thank you, ma’am,"

Anke took three strips of jerky from the cart, placed them in front of the door, and then signaled everyone to back away.

Liu Zheng didn’t refuse the old woman’s request either.

He was just intentionally using a more aggressive approach to quickly clear the situation, not really intending to anger the locals.

After everyone backed away from the door, it quietly opened.

An aged but strong arm reached out, quickly placed down a black canister, quickly snatched the jerky back inside, and then the door was shut.

Liu Zheng walked over and picked up the canister, removed the stopper, and a pale yellow liquid filled with a faint stench entered his nostrils.

"Kerosene, haven’t seen this in a long time,"

He had only seen it when he was three or four years old; afterwards, when the orphanage had power outages, they used candles instead.

Liu Zheng, holding the canister, walked over to the corpse of the dog-man, while Anke planned to move the other corpse over, but he was stopped.

"Let me do it,"

He set down the canister and moved the corpse of the beastified resident onto the corpse of the dog-man.

It seemed like the hair and blood of these beasts had something strange about them; it was better not to risk Anke doing it.

After all, the tavern owner was a suitable guide.

As for Liu Zheng himself, if such a creature could contaminate him, then the Evil God who had even blown up a corpse of Mr. Li should consider retiring out of shame.

That would be too embarrassing for an Evil God.

Anke lifted the canister and poured the fuel over the corpses.

Then, he took out a match from his pocket.

Scratch!

The match head ignited into an orange flame.

That flame rapidly spread in Anke’s eyes, growing into a blazing fire that swept across the entire city.

Countless figures wailed in the inferno, including residents, beasts, and hunters.

"No!"

Anke abruptly tossed away the match, which sparked on the cobblestone before being extinguished.

But immediately, light appeared again in the darkness.

Liu Zheng swung the Slaughter Knife, striking a spark on the ground that splashed onto the corpses.

Flames and black smoke rose swiftly and did not stop.

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