Odd Containment Specialist.

Chapter 172 Study of the Corpse

Everyone leaned forward in the shadow of the wall and saw a corpse lying straight on the ground like a burnt coffin board. The smell it gave off was like hard bread with black mold. There were three knife-like grooves in the middle of the chest, like the claws left by some wild beast.

The flesh in the wound was wet with blood.

"Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside." Baihe commented.

Goro quietly stepped aside and withdrew from the autopsy. He could not stand bloody scenes. After putting on contact lenses, all he saw were cartoon images that were modified. They were very different from reality and he could not provide any valuable ideas.

Xia Shou came to the front and gently pressed his fingers on the corpse. The surface skin cracked like a crispy black biscuit, and the sauce on the lower layer seeped out from the cracks.

"Hey, have you found anything?" Liu Yilong asked, unable to suppress his curiosity.

Bai He held his chin and asked Xia Shou: "What do you think?"

"It's a bit suspicious. If he was killed by the moonlight, the skin on his knees shouldn't be so badly cracked. And this kind of burn is a little different from what I imagined." Xia Shou said.

Baihe activated his supernatural power and used the magic cube ability to cut off a piece of the dead man's leg and kicked it under the moonlight.

As soon as the corpse's calf came into contact with the moonlight, a pale blue flame started burning, which lasted for half a minute and then slowly went out. The originally black calf turned into a gray-white sculpture, and when it was hit with a stone, it turned into very fine ash.

"It can burn very thoroughly under the moonlight. It seems that he didn't stay in the sun for too long." Baihe said.

Xia Shou nodded in affirmation: "Short-term exposure to moonlight caused his skin to be burned like this, but the flesh and blood inside is still normal. The broken skin at the knees should have been torn apart while running. At least he must have escaped to the shadow before he died, otherwise he would have been burned to ashes."

"The fatal wound might be the wound on the chest," Baihe said.

"Knife wound?"

"A bit like that, but it could also be the claws of a wild animal, sharp as a knife."

Known intelligence has long confirmed that there are special creatures in Yuezhuo Village at night. The team that obtained the Scorpion Spine was attacked by some powerful and dangerous creatures, and suffered heavy casualties in the end.

"Two great detectives, please tell me what you have figured out after you have finished reading it." Wu Lang said behind him.

Xia Shou and Bai He half-crouched in front of the corpse, both of them silent, which made everyone else extremely anxious.

"Old Xia, is there anything strange? Tell us first so that we can brainstorm and maybe we can make a breakthrough." Liu Yilong urged impatiently.

Seeing that Xia Shou ignored him, he turned to talk to Bai He: "Brother Bai, is there anything else wrong with this corpse?"

"Something seems wrong on the back." Xia Shou finally spoke.

He turned the body over and everyone gasped.

There were no signs of burns on the back of the body! The skin and clothes were intact!

At this time, Baihe also spoke up: "Everyone, get ready to fight. The monster that killed this man may be nearby."

“Damn it, don’t scare me!” Liu Yilong shrank behind Wu Lang, “When we fight, I’ll buff you guys to protect me!”

Wu Lang whispered, "Xiao Liu, don't hide behind me. If I'm attacked, I plan to use the Substitution Technique first."

The two frivolous comedians started to perform crosstalk one after another. Bai He stood up and looked up at the moon.

“The moon moves at night. Given the position where the body is lying, it will definitely be illuminated by the moon and burn to ashes after one night.

But the body was not burned to ashes, which means he died here not long ago, probably less than one night.

If we are unlucky, we might even encounter some monsters wandering around."

Xia Shou then added: "There are no burn marks on the back of the body, which is inconsistent with common sense. The experiment just now has shown that the flame of moonlight will spread. As long as the body is on fire, even the parts that are not illuminated will be ignited in a very short time.

"Also, the front of his clothes was completely burned, but the back of his clothes was still there. Imagine if only half of the cloth was left, would it stick to your back when you ran?"

"But doesn't the cracking of the knee skin prove that he ran away?" Liu Yilong asked doubtfully.

Xia Shou patted the charred corpse debris on his hands, smiled bitterly, stood up and said: "God knows what happened, there are only these clues, I can't think of more.

Keep going, and do as Brother Bai said, be careful, that ghost thing might be nearby."

Everyone stepped over the corpses and continued to move forward. Wu Lang and Bai He led the way, the powerless Liu Yilong was in the middle of the team, and Xia Shou and Su Weiyu were at the end.

Xia Shou glanced at the charred corpse and felt a little conflicted.

If he had acted alone, he would have certainly let the shadow eat the corpse.

But the risk of exposure is too great if we act with others now.

It would be a waste if you don’t eat it.

What if I get caught while eating it?
The team in front turned the corner of the old house, and Xia Shou, who was walking at the end, slowed down.

He gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

What's the purpose of evolving Sombra? Isn't it just to eat faster?

Besides, he had three chances promised by Canyue not to leak the secret. Isn't the tolerance provided by three chances used for things like this?

Even if we take a step back and consider the team, he can not only obtain residues and skills by devouring corpses, but also analyze the abilities and identities of the deceased, which will also be helpful in cracking the rules of Yuezhuo Village.

Beat a fight, bike change bike!
As soon as Xia Shou had an idea, a black shadow appeared under his feet like a pitch-black python, which "bite" the corpse in the distance.

[Degree of Devouring: 23%…]

[Degree of Devouring: 46%…]

Very efficient!
Xia Shou originally thought that he would have to delay for half a minute before eating it, but now it seems that twenty seconds is enough!
[Swallowing completed, you gain a one-time skill - [Area Mimicry]]

【Range mimicry】

[Introduction: You are a chameleon that can turn your friends into chameleons. ]

[Effect: You can select a living creature within a five-meter radius and designate an observer. The selected living creature will be able to blend perfectly into the environment in the observer's eyes when it is stationary, and will not be discovered by the observer.]

[Price: None]

"It looks like he's an auxiliary investigator who only got a one-time skill, most likely only level two." Xia Shou muttered to himself and quickly caught up with the team.

"Where have you been?" Liu Yilong frowned. "I turned around and saw you were gone. I was so scared that I pissed myself!"

"I took a leak."

"Lazy people are really good at shitting and pissing." Liu Yilong said angrily.

The team continued to move forward, Xia Shou followed at the end and took out the white paper given to him by Ximen Qing from his arms.

According to Ximen Qing, this was a message sent back by a previous owner of the Death Note after entering Yuezhuo Village, which recorded key information about Yuezhuo Village.

He originally thought that he couldn't see the words because he hadn't entered Yuezhuo Village.

But now, they have entered Yuezhuo Village, but there is still no text on the paper. It may be that there is no text on the paper itself. As a copy of the original, it does not carry any information.

(End of this chapter)