Chapter 657

Chapter 657: Seizing Soul

Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97

Chen Ge was very satisfied with Bei Ye’s reaction . He turned to the rest . “Is there anyone else who objects?”

Practically half of the people there were on Chen Ge’s side, so they naturally had no issues with his arrangement . The small minority who objected were too afraid to voice their real opinion . Even if they did not agree with Chen Ge’s action, they were too weak to go against it .

“Since there’s no objection, we should not waste time and start moving . If we wait longer, more weird stuff might be attracted here . ” After Chen Ge said that, he took the pair of high heels on the counter and placed them inside his backpack . He then called for the white cat and Scissors before heading to the door .

“Didn’t you notice how comfortable he is at this place? When all of us are assaulted by this feeling of discomfort, he is like a fish returning to the water . It feels like this chaotic and bloody small town is somewhere that is home-like to him,” Jia Ming whispered to Lee Zheng .

“What are you trying to say?” Lee Zheng frowned deeply .

“Isn’t it obvious‽ He is the shadow; this is where he lives; this place is his home!” Jia Ming kept trying to convince Lee Zheng . “I know that he’s not going to lead us to the exit—his real goal is to kill all of us . You might not believe me now, but time will prove that I’m right . I hope you’ll be more alert so that you won’t cause me my death . ”

“Before you point fingers at others, you’d better take a good look at yourself first . The shadow escaped from your body, so of everyone here, you are the most suspicious . ” Lee Zheng had interacted with many cunning criminals before . He understood one thing—the more mentally twisted the person was, the more unreasonable their worldview was . A part of their brain was flawed, and from a certain perspective, their ability to study and learn was much greater than their emotional control . A real mad person could weave an unbelievable lie that they put their full trust in without showing any remorse or guilt .

Obviously, Jia Ming and the shadow who had committed more than a few murders fell into this category .

“You’ll regret ever trusting that man, and trust me, that day is going to arrive soon . ” Jia Ming did not stop with his persuasion . He realized that it was incredibly hard to shake Lee Zheng’s conviction—this inspector had a resoluteness to his belief, and he was much harder to break through than he had anticipated .

I’ve cleared most of the dangerous spots mentioned by the black phone . It is time to go take a look at the door .

Chen Ge led the passengers out from the hotel, and the tattooed man followed close behind them .

“Are you sure you want to bring all of them?” The tattooed man looked at the large group of ‘people’ behind them, and he felt unsettled .

“What are my other options? Are you suggesting I kill all those who refuse to cooperate?” Chen Ge fired the question back to the man .

“You have a point . If we keep them around, we can use them as cannon fodder when there’s danger . ” Tattooed man convinced himself . He started to question his decision of cooperating with Chen Ge . However, the arrow had already been loosed . His only choice now was to follow Chen Ge to the end of the road .

“Please move faster, stop wasting time . One second wasted here reduces the hope of us escaping by one more percent . ” The tattooed man turned to yell at the rest . His eyes landed longer on Lee Zheng . There were many mad people at Li Wan City, one could have one’s pick of criminals, but they had never encountered a police officer . “No matter the history between any of you, no matter why you’re here, I hope you can put that aside until after we leave this place . Now we are a shared body, and if there’s anyone who wishes to drag the group down, we’ll have no use but to cut them loose . ”

When the tattooed man spoke, the five female skulls on his arm seemed to grin wickedly like they were anticipating a shower of blood . Everyone left the hotel . The high-schooler and the student walked at the back—it was clear that they were the most unwilling .

“Is that everyone?” Chen Ge turned back to look, and he noticed that the woman in the red raincoat had disappeared . The rest, including the smiling man, were following behind him . “With numbers comes strength, I will lead you all out of this place provided that none of you do anything stupid . ”

If not for him being worried about Fan Chong’s safety, Chen Ge would actually have cleared out the entire small town, not leaving even a single room behind . If he did that, he would have been confident that he could convince the residents of the town to join his camp .

Unfortunately, I’m starved for time . I can only pick the important things to do, but from the looks of it, I still have the upper hand . Chen Ge surreptitiously glanced behind him . His shadow had completely changed . After consuming the gluttonous woman’s heart, the wound on Zhang Ya’s arm seemed to have recovered . If she can hear my voice, then I have everything under control .

Chen Ge had the courage to face any difficulty that came his way, but that did not mean that he was overconfident . After the glutton monster was consumed, the balance of power was tipped . It was natural for the shadow to do something to revert the balance . Since the shadow temporarily could not harm Chen Ge, then the logical thing to expect the shadow to do was for him to harm Chen Ge’s helpers .

After the group left the hotel, they definitely created a scene . There were shadows in the blood fog watching them, but since Chen Ge’s group was so ginormous, none of them dared to approach .

“Hey, look there . ” When they passed the first junction, the drunkard, who was carrying the doctor, pointed ahead and whispered to Chen Ge . At the other end of the street, there was a human shape that looked very similar to the drunkard, waving at them .

“This thing again . I wish to let you go, but you’re presenting yourself to me . ” Chen Ge did not hold back this time and activated the recorder . When the sound of static appeared, Chen Ge pointed at the shadow across the road and said, “Xu Yin . ”

The scent of blood caressed his nostrils, and Xu Yin stood guard next to Chen Ge . He did not rush forward as if sensing danger . After several seconds, another blurry silhouette appeared at the opposite side of the road . This new shadow though looked suspiciously like Scissors .

“A second one? No, wait! There are more!” The drunkard was already traumatized from dealing with these monsters who would wave at him . When he saw more human shapes appearing one after another, he could feel his legs going weak . In the blink of an eye, several shadows appeared on the opposite side of the street . Other than Chen Ge, almost everyone in their group was copied .

“What kind of monsters are these?” The drunkard, carrying the doctor, hid behind Chen Ge .

“These things are called Seizing Souls . They can mimic the shape of our shadows . They are formed from the excess negative emotions that overflowed out of the ghost focus . Remember, do not stare at them for too long, or they might seize the soul out of your body, and if that happens…” The tattooed man lowered his head . “If so many of them appear at the same time, it can only mean that our movement has been discovered by the shadow . ”

“Seizing Souls? Such horrid things, but…” The drunkard turned to Chen Ge with confusion . “How come none of them copied your shadow?”