My Apocalypse Territory

Chapter 240 - 237: The Headless Murder Case

"Why are multiple young men and women found dead and naked on the streets?"

"Why do hundreds of survivors keep disappearing?"

"Behind all this, is it the brilliance of human nature or the sublimation of morality, is it..."

Tang Yu had a blank expression.

For some reason, as he saw the headline, something in his heart just couldn't help but blurt out.

So, is this why the Luoxia Daily outsells the official newspapers?

He continued to read on.

"Recently, within the Luoxia Sanctuary, several heinous murder cases have occurred. According to secret information gleaned by our reporters, many of the deceased were Awakeners, covered in scars. Even more astonishing, all the victims were beheaded, as if the murderers had a particular fascination with heads."

"In addition, according to our newspaper's findings, apart from the murders mentioned above, there have been numerous disappearances of survivors within the Sanctuary. Our reporters would like to remind everyone to be more vigilant, try to avoid going out late at night, and avoid areas with a low density of people..."

Tang Yu furrowed his brows.

He hadn't expected that a large Sanctuary like Luoxia would have such deplorable security conditions.

The cases mentioned above all reportedly took place in relatively stable and prosperous areas like the Central District, the commercial sectors, and the Dawn Bay District.

In a complex and chaotic area like the relief district, perhaps it's not that there are no cases, but rather that there are too many to count?

Tang Yu wasn't sure if this was because the Luoxia authorities were too focused on defending against attacks from Demonized Beasts, or because too many Awakeners, emboldened by power after the apocalypse, started harboring twisted desires within.

"Forget it, this is Luoxia's headache, not mine. The most I can do is to have the Carmen Brothers step up patrols of the neighborhood... The neighborhood is within the Territory bounds and is equipped with various defense constructions. Yeah, shouldn't be too much of a problem."

He shook his head.

He didn't have the slightest interest in those murderers.

He flipped over the newspaper and continued browsing.

"Reportedly, the Zhentian Martial Arts Hall has reached compensation agreements with most families of the victims, but there are still some families in deep sorrow, demanding the Hall to send out

The heads did not appear to have been cleanly sliced off; instead, it was as though they'd been brutally ripped off.

The necks were stretched out, the intense pain had twisted the victims' faces grotesquely, their lips and complexions turned deathly pale. Muscles spasmed, veins protruded like serpents on their faces and necks, and their entire bodies struggled furiously in resistance.

But all to no avail.

Until—

They were pulled out like radishes, violently torn apart, blood gushing from the severed necks, the victims' bodies twitched unconsciously a couple of times before they utterly lost the breath of life.

Upon seeing these two bodies, such a scene emerged in Tang Yu's mind.

He had a hunch that the heads had not been taken after killing the people but rather were removed bit by bit with increasing force while the victims were still alive—until they were finally plucked out with a pop.

Such cruelty.

...

...

Security Bureau.

Director Jin sat at the head of the conference room table, unable to help rubbing his temples again.

"It's the fifteenth case; this is now the fifteenth beheading murder case. There are thirty-nine victims in total, with thirty-eight being Awakeners, their strengths ranging from First to Fourth Layer."

The newspaper mentioned only a few cases, ones where there were so many witnesses that it couldn't be covered up, so they were published by the press.

Many more cases were forcibly subdued by their Security Bureau. Even so, the Sanctuary had recently been in a state of panic, with not a few monsters and demons seizing the opportunity to reveal themselves.

Heavy penalties are to be used in times of apocalypse; for some survivors causing disorder, the Security Team did not hold back, arresting those who should be arrested, killing those who should be killed.

Director Jin wasn't too worried about those seizing the opportunity to cause trouble. What gave him a headache was the still elusive, headless killers.

Strong, organized, repeated offenders.

If they didn't come up with results soon, his position as the Director of the Security Bureau was looking precarious.

Director Jin scratched his scalp and accidentally pulled out a handful of hair.

It weighed even more on his heart.