111: Chapter 111 The Secrets of Demon-Slaying Weapons

"A demon?"

Qin Feng, currently in a state of "Hide," heard the voice.

His heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

As the Demon Food Festival drew closer, the appearance of demons became more frequent, especially at night. Qin Feng had long prepared himself mentally for an encounter.

At this moment, not only was he not alarmed,

but he was also quite curious.

"Demons specifically here to collect corpses?"

"Makes sense."

"Although Bailang District is just one of the many districts in the Lower City, it covers a massive area. Not every victim of whispering syndrome is eligible to be sent to a funeral parlor after death."

"Besides the homeless, there are many poor people at the bottom of society who are simply discarded after they die. After all, a full funeral service costs money..."

Still in his "Hide" state, Qin Feng stood behind the two figures, rubbing his chin as he watched them leisurely.

And those two figures

remained completely unaware.

They chatted as they stepped into the alleyway.

In Qin Feng's field of vision,

he saw a man and a woman, fashionably dressed, youthful in appearance, and tall, looking like supermodels.

Even though they were just walking into a dark, foul-smelling alley,

this pair

somehow walked as if they were on a grand runway.

All they lacked were spotlights and cheering crowds.

"Demons are either handsome or beautiful."

"That saying really isn't a lie."

Qin Feng sighed inwardly.

Such beauty and such physiques were simply overflowing with hormones and sexual tension.

Just then,

the two demons walked up to the old man's corpse.

The female demon licked her bright red lips and looked at the male demon beside her.

"Same old rules: you take one finger, I take one finger to satisfy our cravings. Then we'll recycle the corpse back into the Granary. This little perk is the only thing we Body-collecting demons have to look forward to."

The male demon observed the corpse for a moment.

He then pointed to the right hand of the old man's body.

"I want the middle finger on this right hand."

"This middle finger is quite long."

The female demon rolled her eyes at him.

"Suit yourself."

Before her voice even faded,

the female demon's fingernails suddenly elongated, resembling bone-white eagle talons and emitting a sharp glint.

Squelch!

With a swipe of her nails,

the middle fingers from both the left and right hands of the old man's corpse were instantly sliced off.

However, before the female demon could pick them up,

Whoosh!

Suddenly,

the old man's corpse unexpectedly stood up!

A mass of fleshy tentacles erupted from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. On his bald, sparsely haired skull, a loud 'crack' rang out as it split open like a blooming flower, forming three thick, fleshy petals!

The fleshy petals were lined with rows of sharp teeth, dripping with a liquid that looked like concentrated sulfuric acid!

Swish!

It lunged violently toward the female demon's head to crush it!

"Hmph!"

The female demon's lips curled into a contemptuous sneer.

Her tall figure blurred.

She dodged the attack as if playing with a child.

In the next instant,

the bone-white eagle-talon nails on her hand elongated further, their tips curving into hooks. With a sudden strike, they pierced into the rotting flesh of the old man's mutated corpse.

Pfft!

Two egg-sized fleshy orbs were pulled out by the female demon.

As these fleshy orbs were removed,

the old man's corpse, which had mutated into a monster, instantly went limp. The signs of mutation on his body actually showed a slight trend of receding.

"Oh? Those are... dead eggs of the demon god?"

Qin Feng was all too familiar

with the fleshy orbs in the female demon's hand.

He stared intently.

He saw that of these two dead eggs of the demon god, one was of very high quality—smooth and glossy like a freshly peeled soft-boiled egg, and highly elastic. Even though it was a dead egg, it was still thumping and pulsing.

The other one was exactly like the one he had dissected from the homeless man.

It was a size smaller,

shriveled in shape,

and of poor quality.

"Inside the same whispering syndrome patient, and a fresh corpse that just died no less, two different qualities of dead eggs of the demon god appeared?"

"Why is that?"

While Qin Feng was wondering,

the female demon's words soon provided him with the answer.

The female demon tossed the slightly shriveled, low-quality dead egg of the demon god to the male demon and said,

"This egg of the demon god has been repeatedly recycled and redistributed seven or eight times. Its vitality is completely gone, and the possibility of it reviving is basically zero."

"Once we take it back, follow the old rules... stir-fry it and eat it."

"After being nourished in a human body for so long, it's gained a bit of human flavor and some nutritional value. Otherwise, leaving it would just lead to it rotting and decomposing."

"Sigh."

The male demon couldn't help but sigh. "Although this thing has a human flavor and is edible after stir-frying... Sis, you know as well as I do, this is our Demon God Ancestor's... that thing. It always makes me feel a bit uncomfortable."

"You're lucky to have anything to eat at all, and you're complaining?"

The female demon rolled her eyes.

"You were born in this Canglang City and have lived far too comfortably."

"You should know that in the past, during times of great hunger and displacement, demons eating other demons happened frequently. Different demon god tribes even took pride in eating each other's eggs of the demon god. Now, being able to eat our Demon God Ancestor's eggs is a blessing for you—a great blessing! Ordinary demons don't get to enjoy this!"

As she spoke,

she took out an authentic pym secret box.

She enlarged it

and placed the old man's fresh corpse along with that high-quality dead egg of the demon god inside.

Qin Feng glanced from behind.

He saw corpses neatly stacked inside the box.

Whether they were fresh

or highly decomposed,

they were all categorized and organized.

Besides that,

there were also some high-quality dead eggs of the demon god, smooth as chicken eggs, piled in a corner of the box.

"These Body-collecting demons are truly professional, I must say."

Qin Feng marveled inwardly.

He shifted his gaze away from those dead eggs of the demon god.

He had no intention of making a move.

There were two demons,

and he was just a Quasi-Martial Artist.

Even with a sneak attack,

he might not be able to land a killing blow in one hit.

Instead, it would expose him to danger, which wasn't worth it.

Moreover...

The number of dead eggs of the demon god in the box wasn't many—not even a hundred. It wasn't worth killing... well, killing demons for the loot.

"I didn't expect these dead eggs of the demon god to be repeatedly deployed and recycled."

Qin Feng was somewhat speechless.

Sustainable development, is it?

However,

this also showed

that the "Demon God" who monopolized the demons' freedom of reproduction—the one the fox demon's memories constantly mocked—was indeed getting old.

The implementation of a sustainable development strategy likely meant the other party's ability to produce dead eggs of the demon god was sharply declining, forcing them to repeatedly deploy and recycle them.

Hearing the word "blessing," the male demon couldn't help but roll his eyes as well.

He gnawed on the old man's middle finger

as if eating a grilled sausage.

He mumbled,

"By the way, Sis, do these dead eggs that have completely lost their vitality and have no chance of reviving have any other use besides decomposing or being stir-fried and eaten?"

"Hmm... it's not that they're completely useless."

The female demon thought for a moment.

She said,

"I once heard of something like this. Apparently, in the Upper City of Canglang City, there was a Genius who specialized in Flesh Technology. I think his name was Xia-something."

"He happened to obtain a dead egg of the demon god that had completely lost its vitality. Then, relying on his incredibly high-level techniques, he actually manufactured a 'Demon-Slaying Weapon' that has massive lethality against us demons! And this weapon is extremely simple to operate; even the elderly, weak, women, and children can use it easily to pose a life-threatening threat to us!"

"A Demon-Slaying Weapon?"

The male demon was stunned, momentarily forgetting to chew the finger in his mouth. "If this weapon were to become widespread, wouldn't we... be in great danger?"

A small number of Demon-Slaying Weapons wouldn't be much; after all, human high-end combat forces like Martial Artists are already a significant threat.

The real key...

is the popularity! The ease of operation!

Once every commoner has a Demon-Slaying Weapon in hand, that would be a true catastrophe.

"It is very dangerous. That's why the Great Demon Elders in the tribe immediately negotiated with the rulers of the Upper City after hearing the news."

The female demon said,

"Fortunately, that inventor of the Demon-Slaying Weapon, Xia-something, wasn't very bright. He actually wanted to privately spread the weapon throughout the Lower City."

"But what's the nature of those in the Lower City?"

"Once they get a weapon, whether it's for killing demons or whatever, the first person they point the barrel at is always their own kind."

"Not long after, an armed conflict broke out among the Lower City people. This not only leaked the news but also led to that Xia guy being directly arrested by the Upper City people and dealt with under the laws against private weapon sales. He disappeared afterward, and the formula for the Demon-Slaying Weapon was lost forever. We demons didn't even have to lift a finger."

A mocking smile played on her lips.

"See? Humans are creatures we don't even need to waste our thoughts or energy on. They'll kill their own kind for us."

"We demons just need to set the table, pick up our knives and forks, and enjoy the delicacy that is humanity to our hearts' content."