9: Moon Village 7

The sky grew brighter and brighter, gradually changing from deep black to grayish-white, and finally becoming completely white.

Shi Yan had been sitting on the bed since he finished experimenting with his abilities, and after taking care of the shadow, he hadn't encountered anything else.

Although he hadn't rested for two days, the excitement brought by his abilities prevented him from feeling very tired even without sleep.

Shi Yan walked directly out of his room through the large hole.

Li Zhao and Wang Yang also came out of their rooms at this time, and as soon as they stepped out, they saw the large hole at the entrance of Shi Yan's room, and their pupils immediately constricted.

Such destructive power—it seemed Shi Yan had been hiding his true strength when he killed Chang Junxiang yesterday.

This level of power was already at the standard of a Tier 2 ability user; their gazes towards Shi Yan instantly became more wary.

Shi Yan also sized up the two of them from the side, raising an eyebrow when he saw they were unharmed.

It seemed their luck was good; they hadn't encountered the shadow from last night.

The remaining Blood Hands couldn't possibly harm them.

But this was also good; this way, Shi Yan could harvest their abilities.

The system panel popped up at this moment.

Main Quest: Survive for three days.

Sub-Quest: Find the Moon God Relic.

Shi Yan was startled when he saw the quest.

What was this Moon God Relic?

Were there really gods?

Shi Yan put aside his thoughts and said to the two, "You've both seen the quest.

Do you have any ideas about it?

At this point, we should put aside our differences and work together to complete the quest."

Shi Yan's face was very sincere, and his tone was gentle.

Wang Yang and Li Zhao exchanged glances, both feeling speechless.

"It's already the last day of the quest.

Based on my previous experience, the difficulty usually increases significantly.

I think we can try asking the locals; perhaps there will be clues," Wang Yang suggested.

"Then let's go ask the old man downstairs and see if there are any clues."

Shi Yan immediately made a decision.

After going downstairs, he walked towards the old man.

Shi Yan walked in front, with Wang Yang and Li Zhao following behind him.

As Shi Yan walked, he pondered.

He remembered the wailing sound that echoed in his mind when he severed that blood-colored arm last night, and the place that had been calling to him.

He knew that heading in that direction would definitely yield something.

However, he was certainly unwilling to go alone.

Wang Yang and Li Zhao didn't know there was danger in that direction, so he could use this information asymmetry to have Wang Yang and Li Zhao scout ahead for him.

The reason Shi Yan believed they didn't know was because, to be like Shi Yan, they would first have to sever the Blood Hand.

Those Blood Hands clearly had regenerative abilities, so repelling them was easy, but completely eliminating them was not so simple, after all, Wang Yang and Li Zhao didn't have Shi Yan's plundering ability.

"Old man, do you know about the Moon God?" Shi Yan went straight to the point.

"What Moon God?" The old man shook his head in confusion.

Shi Yan turned to look at Wang Yang and Li Zhao.

"It seems there are no clues.

Asking one by one is too slow.

I think we need to split up."

Shi Yan suggested.

"No problem, but the two of us must stay together," Li Zhao said cautiously.

"Whatever.

You two go explore over there, and I'll explore over here."

Shi Yan pointed north, which was the direction of the place that had been calling to him.

Wang Yang and Li Zhao had no objections; after all, they didn't want to provoke Shi Yan over such a small matter.

Chang Junxiang's death yesterday and the large hole in the wall were still vivid in their minds.

The two walked in that direction.

Shi Yan watched them slowly walk away, and when he felt it was about time, he followed behind them.

As for going in another direction to scout, as he had said before, that was just a pretense.

Shi Yan watched them ask the villagers for clues one by one.

As they went deeper, they got closer and closer to the place that was calling to Shi Yan.

Soon, very soon.

Shi Yan was also very curious about what that place contained.

"Little friend, do you know what these are?" Li Zhao pointed to two door gods affixed to a large gate on the other side.

On either side of the gate were two strangely shaped figures, roughly discernible as humanoid.

"You don't know?" The child's face was innocent, and he looked at Li Zhao with curiosity.

"We are travelers; this is our first time here."

"They are Moon Gods; they are very powerful," the child said with a devout expression.

Wang Yang and Li Zhao both became excited, knowing they had found a clue.

"Then where do you usually worship the Moon Gods?" Li Zhao asked impatiently.

"Of course, in the Moon God Pavilion." The child raised his hand and pointed to a six-story pavilion in the distance.

Wang Yang and Li Zhao had actually noticed it earlier, as such a tall pavilion in a small village was quite eye-catching.

Wang Yang and Li Zhao immediately discussed and then rushed towards the pavilion.

As for going back to inform Shi Yan? They weren't that kind-hearted; they even hoped Shi Yan wouldn't find any clues and would ultimately be erased by the system for failing the quest.

That's right, in Slaughter Paradise, failing a quest results in direct erasure.

The pavilion's overall style leaned towards ancient architecture, looking out of place among the surrounding concrete houses.

In the center of the first floor of the pavilion was an incense table, on which two golden statues were enshrined, identical in appearance to the door gods they had seen on the large gate earlier.

People came and went, many queuing to kneel on the prayer mats beneath the two statues and offer incense.

The entire pavilion had six floors, but only the first floor was open.

At the staircase leading to the second floor, several 'No Entry' signs were placed.

"It seems our target is very likely upstairs," Wang Yang said.

"Then how do we get up?"

"Of course, we'll just charge straight up." Wang Yang's lips curled slightly, his eyes filled with killing intent.

Li Zhao's eyes showed a hint of sympathy, but quickly turned cold; after all, he was someone who had already completed three quests, and a truly kind-hearted person wouldn't survive this long.

After making their decision, the two slowly crept towards the staircase.

As they got closer, the people around them noticed something was amiss.

"Who are you people? No entry upstairs!" A man noticed their actions and immediately spoke up to stop them.

"We are..."

Li Zhao was about to try to negotiate.

Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared, and the man's head slowly tilted from his neck, finally falling to the ground with a thud.

Blood gushed out like a fountain from the severed neck.

Wang Yang flicked his long sword, and a trail of blood splattered on the ground.

"Less talk, let's go."

Seeing this, Li Zhao gritted his teeth and roared, "Go!"

"Murder!"

"Run!"

The surrounding people immediately shrieked in alarm upon seeing this.

Those who had been devoutly worshiping the Moon God and those in line immediately ran frantically towards the main entrance.