Blood-sucking Leeches?
Qin Yang felt a surge of confusion as he read the system prompt.
How could it be a Blood Demon one moment and a leech the next?
Was this Blood Demon a person or an animal?
Just then, a screen of light materialized in Qin Yang's mind.
Race: Blood-sucking Leech (Containing the bloodline of an Ancient Demon)
Level: Emperor Level
Talent Abilities: Blood Siphoning, Parasitism, Undying Avatar
Trait: Fond of human blood.
'Wait a minute...'
Qin Yang's brow furrowed as he stared at the screen before him.
Suddenly, he recalled the biological characteristics of leeches.
They lived in paddy fields, soft and boneless, yet they could become parasites on the human body, feeding on blood!
Once a leech's sucker attached to the skin, it was incredibly difficult to remove by hand.
'Could it be that the Blood-sucking Leech the system is talking about... is currently a parasite on a human being?!'
As the thought struck him, a chill shot down Qin Yang's spine. His sense of impending crisis exploded!
'Don't tell me that Bloodthirsty Demon Fiend isn't dead?'
With this in mind, Qin Yang turned his attention back to the video in front of him, focusing on its contents.
The video's progress bar crept forward slowly.
In the video, guards were stationed around the execution ground.
The Bloodthirsty Demon, a sack over its head and dressed in a black-and-white striped prison uniform, knelt on the ground.
An Executioner in charge of the sentence drew a long saber. Gathering his Qi Force, he viciously swung it at the Demon's neck.
SQUELCH! THUD!
The blade rose and fell in a single motion!
As the head in the execution video hit the ground and rolled away, it signaled the end of the Bloodthirsty Demon's life.
At that moment, Xia He, stuffing his face with roasted pork slices, pointed at the headless corpse in the video and mumbled indistinctly, "That old demon is finally dead. Good riddance! This really whets the appetite!"
He was as happy as if he'd slain the enemy with his own hands.
However, Qin Yang didn't respond. His brow furrowed as he suddenly realized the situation was dire.
The Bloodthirsty Demon... he...
Was it really dead?
If it was just as he had imagined moments ago...
...that a Blood-sucking Leech was the one pulling the strings...
...then wouldn't the Star Martial Police Bureau's execution have been completely pointless?
After all, a human possessed by a leech was nothing more than a puppet.
For the Blood-sucking Leech, discarding it would be no problem at all.
After losing its physical body, it would just need to spend a little more effort to find a new one, and that would be that.
In other words, the Star Martial Police Bureau's beheading operation had achieved absolutely nothing!
'Possessing another body... how is that any different from an Undying Body?'
Qin Yang grew worried as he pondered this bizarre ability.
A resilient life form that couldn't be killed, combined with the technique of using human puppets as stand-ins, was indeed extremely dangerous.
'So... there's such a thing as an Emperor Level Star Beast...'
The thought filled Qin Yang with a lingering fear.
What was an Emperor Level Star Beast even like?
He had never heard of them at all!
Even the Encyclopedia of Fierce Beasts in the library had no records of them.
The fact that they were an unknown quantity was the most terrifying thing about them!
'The reason no one's recorded anything is probably because anyone who met an Emperor Level Star Beast was devoured on the spot before they could even get a good look at it.'
'They didn't even have time to leave behind last words!'
Qin Yang mentally assessed the power level of an Emperor Level Star Beast.
Without a doubt, a Star Beast of that tier would have long since surpassed the Grandmaster Realm!
No, it had to be even higher!
Perhaps even experts at the Grandmaster Realm were nothing but ants that they could devour at will!
'Terrifying. This is way too horrifying.'
Qin Yang shook his head, his heart pounding with uncertainty. 'This world really is too dangerous.'
Although the system's prompts were always a *little* bit off...
...he absolutely couldn't let his guard down completely.
'I'm not afraid of the system's prompts being inaccurate. I'm afraid of the day one of them is suddenly accurate... That's when things would really go south.'
If a Destructive Level Star Beast showed up and he faced it with the same attitude he'd use to step on a cockroach...
...with no preparation whatsoever, he would be doomed to a grizzly death with no chance of survival.
At this thought, Qin Yang secretly made a resolution.
It came back to the same old saying.
Lay low, build up power, stay steady, and don't make waves.
As for actively seeking out the Blood-sucking Leech, that was out of the question.
If the sky were to fall, the tall people would hold it up. The Star Martial Police Bureau had plenty of capable people; they would naturally find a way to deal with it.
Why should a small fry like him worry about it?
It was better to just live his life quietly!
"*Hic!* Old Qin, you free after work tonight?"
Xia He let out a satisfied belch from across the table, rubbing his stomach as he spoke.
"Thanks for bailing me out before. To celebrate the death of the Bloodthirsty Demon today, your bro is gonna take you to Platinum Han to live a little!"
Upon hearing this, the corner of Qin Yang's mouth twitched.
'Here we go again, this guy…'
'Always Platinum Han…'
'The situation in the city is still unstable. I need to be extra careful.'
So, Qin Yang decisively raised a hand and politely declined, "I have some plans tonight. Maybe next time... definitely next time."
"Next time again? What the hell is with you, man?"
Hearing Qin Yang's refusal, Xia He's brow furrowed slightly. "I'm treating you this time to pay you back for bailing me out... you're turning down a free ticket?"
"No thanks. I have a feeling Jianghai City isn't safe these days."
As Qin Yang spoke, he suddenly remembered something and added in a low voice, "You should be careful when you're out and about, too."
"Be careful? Ai, Old Qin, I really don't get what you're so afraid of. The Bloodthirsty Demon is dead now, what's there to be scared of?"
Xia He rolled his eyes, his voice dripping with disdain.
"I..."
At his words, Qin Yang fell silent for a moment. He didn't continue the conversation, instead changing the subject.
A strange premonition lingered in his heart, refusing to be dismissed.
Before long, that Bloodthirsty Demon would reappear in the city.
But words were wind, and he had no proof.
Even if he told someone, what good would it do?
In their eyes, you were just a low-talent librarian...
Who would believe you?
'In the end, I'm still too weak.'
For the rest of the day, Qin Yang refocused his attention on the Enlightenment Space and resumed merging Martial Arts.
He prepared to attempt another breakthrough.
...
「Late at night.」
Star Martial Police Bureau, Incineration Room.
The massive incinerator roared, and a wave of searing heat swept through the dim room.
A decapitated male corpse lay on a cold slab, its bloodshot eyes wide open in an unblinking, furious stare fixed on the ceiling.
SQUELCH.
With the unnatural sound of flesh splitting open...
The next moment...
A massive, blood-red leech burst out of the body, falling to the floor with a wet SPLAT. The sight was utterly bizarre.
Just then,
A series of hurried footsteps sounded from outside the door.
The door to the incineration room slowly opened, and a worker walked in, holding a phone to his ear.
"Hey, honey, can you hear me? The signal's bad in this morgue. I have to work overtime tonight; the higher-ups assigned an urgent task. I'll head back as soon as I'm done, so you go ahead and sleep."
He tilted his head, pressing the phone to his shoulder, and pulled on a pair of plastic gloves, preparing to incinerate the corpse.
"Gotta go for now. Tonight's a heavy workload. I'll tell you all about it when I get back."
However, before he could finish his sentence...
The Blood-sucking Leech on the floor, which had been waiting for an opportunity, suddenly coiled its body and shot upward, landing on his skin!
It devoured his flesh and blood, burrowing directly into his body!
In an instant!
The man froze!
A moment later, a bizarre, scarlet light flashed in his eyes.