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Chapter 320 The Butcher in the Rainy Night, The Beast's Perception

A rainy night in the early hours of the morning.

Like spilled ink, it soaks the whole world in it.

Two beams of light struggled to pierce the darkness, approaching from afar.

A white refrigerated truck was bumping along a muddy dirt road in the pouring rain.

The wheels kept rolling over the puddles, splashing up large amounts of mud.

Finally, it stopped outside a somewhat outdated slaughterhouse.

This is a suburban village, surrounded by farmland and scattered houses, without even a single street lamp.

Almost as soon as the truck engine shut off, a burst of barking erupted inside the slaughterhouse, instantly shattering the surrounding silence.

The sound didn't resemble that of an ordinary domestic dog, nor did it sound like a warning or threat to visitors.

Instead, it was like a domesticated wild beast, filled with suppressed excitement and bloodthirsty desire, piercing through the rain and drifting into the ears, sounding particularly eerie.

The car door opened, and a man in dark overalls jumped out.

The torrential rain instantly soaked his hair, which slid down his cheeks.

His appearance was unremarkable, but his eyes, which occasionally flickered in the dim light, revealed a coldness.

The driver quickly walked to the back of the carriage, and with a slight effort, pulled open the heavy refrigerator door.

Inside the carriage, several mottled wolfhounds huddled in a corner, warily watching the heavy rain outside, whimpering in their throats.

Beside them lay a human-shaped object wrapped in black plastic sheeting.

Its outline was stiff, clearly indicating that it had long since died.

Two team members dressed in black combat uniforms were squatting at the other end of the carriage, smoking cigarettes, their faces showing signs of fatigue.

"team leader."

Upon seeing the man appear, the two quickly stubbed out their cigarettes, stood up straight, and greeted him.

The man referred to as the captain is Chen Rui, a high-ranking member of the Noah organization.

He simply nodded expressionlessly, his gaze sweeping over the scene inside the carriage, without uttering any further words.

One of the team members immediately untied the ropes from the necks of several wolfhounds and let them out of the vehicle.

Another team member frowned as he picked up the body wrapped in plastic sheeting.

The three of them, one in front and two behind, jumped off the train and waded into the muddy water, heading towards the tightly closed iron gate of the slaughterhouse.

The rain pelted them, quickly soaking their clothes.

The barking of dogs and the clanging of chains dragging on the ground could be heard from time to time.

In the quiet, rainy night, it sounded particularly jarring.

Chen Rui took out a bunch of keys from his pocket and inserted them into the lock on the iron gate.

With a "click," the heavy iron door was pulled open a crack.

call--

An indescribable stench, mixed with the cold air, hit me.

Then, a strange scene happened.

The restless barking that had been rising and falling inside the door stopped abruptly the moment the door opened.

Peek inside through the crack in the door.

In the darkness, pairs of eyes, gleaming with green light, stared intently at the uninvited guests outside.

The two team members instinctively swallowed.

Even though it wasn't my first time here, I still felt a chill run down my spine.

Chen Rui remained expressionless and stepped inside first.

pat.

The old fluorescent lights in the slaughterhouse flickered a few times before finally lighting up, emitting a pale and flickering light.

The scene before your eyes is enough to challenge anyone's nerves.

Countless rusty iron hooks hung from the ceiling, with dark chunks of meat, dried like firewood and of indistinguishable animal origin, hanging from them.

The ground was rough cement, pitted and covered with dark red stains that had long since solidified and turned black, emitting a lingering stench of blood and decay.

There are also many different kinds of slaughtering equipment around, as well as a huge stainless steel boiler.

Even more striking was the fact that on the west side of the slaughterhouse, a group of fierce dogs of various shapes and sizes were chained up with iron chains as thick as an infant's arm.

Dogo, Pitt, Rottweiler, Caucasian...

They are all large, vicious dogs known for their fierce, aggressive, and even cruel nature.

Moreover, they are much larger and more ferocious than ordinary guard dogs, their bulging muscles exuding primal wildness.

However, when Chen Rui walked in, these usually unruly beasts all lay quietly on the ground, not daring to utter even a low growl.

They simply sniffed the air, their heavy breathing echoing throughout the empty slaughterhouse, creating an eerie background sound.

“Ah Jie, Stone.”

Chen Rui's cold voice rang out, commanding:
"Clean everything up, then find any room to rest for the night, and wait for my call tomorrow morning."

"Yes, Captain!"

The two team members responded immediately, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

Together, they carefully placed the body, wrapped in black plastic sheeting, on a stainless steel table stained with dark red blood.

Then, suppressing the discomfort in her stomach, she turned around and went to the corner to look for a high-pressure water gun, disinfectant, and rubber gloves.

Even though they were Chen Rui's confidants, they still felt a deep fear of this place and the captain's certain "special hobbies".

The two quickly put on raincoats, grabbed their tools, and returned to the open air to carefully clean the white refrigerated truck.

The high-pressure water jets washed over the interior walls and chassis of the carriage, eliminating any remaining suspicious traces.

The rain continued to fall heavily in the latter half of the night.

This place is far from the city center.

All around were the howling of the wind and rain, and the strange "whooshing" sound of the trees being blown by the wind, like the wailing of ghosts and wolves.

Ah Jie vigorously wiped the bloodstains from the interior wall of the carriage, then whispered to Shi Tou, who was operating the water gun beside him:

"The captain suffered heavy losses this time, even losing his most prized wolfhounds. He must be in a terrible mood right now. We need to be careful not to let his anger get the better of us."

"damn it!"

Stone was using a high-pressure water gun to wash the underside of the car when he heard this, and couldn't help but curse:

"I wonder which bastard leaked the information. If I find out, I'll twist his head off and feed it to the dogs!"

Ugh—Ugh—

Just then, a faint but sharp siren pierced through the heavy rain and drifted over from afar.

Immediately afterwards, a bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the thick dark clouds, illuminating the entire pitch-black countryside with a blinding white light.

A-Qiang and Shi-Shi were immediately jolted awake, and they stopped what they were doing.

They nervously turned around and looked in the direction from which the sirens were coming.

The rain, like a gray curtain, blurred the dim lights of the distant city.

Only the swaying bushes and the scattered outlines of farmhouses flashed by in the afterglow of the lightning.

The sirens blared intermittently, showing no sign of approaching.

It appears to be just a routine patrol, or perhaps they are chasing other targets.

The two exchanged a glance and immediately perked up.

Stop standing there, get to work!

Ah Qiang urged, his tone somewhat impatient:

"If we cause any more trouble and attract the police, the captain might chop us up and feed us to his precious stuff!"

Stone nodded and said no more.

The two quickened their pace, trying to finish the cleanup immediately.

Click!
Another bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, illuminating a grove of trees not far behind them.

In a split second, a figure wearing a black raincoat vaguely appeared in the shadows of the bushes.

The figure stood silently, like a ghost that had vanished into the night, without breath or heartbeat.

A pair of deep eyes stared at them intently.

But the rain was too heavy and the light too dim, so everything appeared somewhat blurry.

Ah-Qiang and Shi-Shi were so engrossed in their work that they were completely unaware of what was happening. Inside the slaughterhouse.

Chen Rui was holding a stainless steel basin filled with large chunks of raw, bloody meat.

He expressionlessly tossed the pieces of meat to the chained dogs.

"Awooo!" "Grunt!" "Grunt!"

The starving dogs let out excited growls and scrambled to grab the pieces of meat on the ground.

Sharp teeth tore at flesh and chewed bones, making a chilling crunching sound.

Blood and saliva dripped from their mouths, a scene both brutal and primal.

Chen Rui ignored this, his eyes remaining cold.

He kept dozens of these fierce dogs in total.

Besides the three elite wolfhounds that were taken on a mission tonight but unfortunately lost, there are many more kept here.

They were his most loyal guards and his most capable assistants when carrying out various special missions.

After feeding them, Chen Rui unchained several of the most alert and agile Dogo Argentino dogs and patted their scarred heads.

He used a low, guttural command that only dogs could understand to instruct them to patrol and keep watch around the slaughterhouse.

Chen Rui breathed a slight sigh of relief as he watched the several fierce dogs disappear silently into the rain like white ghosts.

Tonight's operation took a big surprise.

Besides losing three hunting dogs that he had painstakingly trained, the more serious problem was that his intelligence mission had gone wrong, failing to detect the enemy's situation in time and to identify the traitor.

While thinking about how to explain things to the stationmaster tomorrow, Chen Rui rummaged through the cabinet and pulled out a can of beef, intending to replenish his energy.

Just as he unscrewed the can lid, an indescribable sense of dread, like an electric current, coursed through his spine.

Almost instinctively, Chen Rui immediately put down the can.

Then he suddenly ducked down, pulled a gleaming dagger from the inside of his calf with his right hand, and pounced silently like a cheetah to a window.

The entire movement was swift and efficient, without the slightest hesitation, demonstrating the professional qualities of a seasoned veteran.

He crouched down and carefully used his dagger to pry open a small gap in the curtains to observe outside.

Outside the window, the rain was still pouring down.

The white refrigerated truck sat there all alone, its interior lights still on.

But Ah Jie and Shi Tou, who were supposed to be cleaning the truck, were nowhere to be found.

Only mops and water guns were carelessly tossed about in the mud.

what happened?

Are they slacking off in the carriage?

wrong!

Chen Rui frowned.

Based on his understanding of A-Qiang and Shi-Shi, although they sometimes cheated and slacked, they would never dare to be so negligent at a time like this.

More importantly, if it were an ordinary enemy launching a sneak attack, it's impossible that the hunting dogs I keep wouldn't have given me any warning!
Chen Rui immediately closed his eyes and activated his special ability, Beast Swarm Perception.

An invisible mental wave rapidly spread out from him, attempting to establish a sensory link with the dogs he had just sent out to keep watch.

The first dog... did not react; its senses seemed to have sunk to the bottom of the sea, leaving only silence.

died!

Chen Rui's heart sank suddenly.

I tried another one... and still there was no response.

Dead too!
Chen Rui's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and his grip on the dagger tightened involuntarily.

He quickly switched to the perception of the third dog.

This time, the connection finally worked!
Through the Dogo Argentino's perspective, Chen Rui saw a pitch-black night scene blurred by rain.

Only the splashes of water on the ground and the silhouettes of tree branches swaying violently in the wind could be vaguely discerned.

The dog was facing the endless darkness ahead, emitting low, extremely uneasy whimpers.

Its tail was tucked tightly between its legs, and its body was trembling slightly.

In the darkness, a strange echo seemed to emanate.

The sound was neither human nor the roar of a wild beast.

It sounded more like the low murmurs of a demon in the wind and rain.

This vicious dog, specially trained by Chen Rui, who only recognized him as his master and was fearless in the face of death, was now showing obvious fear.

Even... a sign of submission!
Just as Chen Rui was about to forcefully order it to go forward and investigate the truth...

In the darkness, a blurry, almost imperceptible black shadow suddenly lunged out like a ghost!

Its speed was so fast that it even exceeded the reaction limits of canines!
Chen Rui felt a sudden darkness before his eyes, and a sharp mental pain instantly struck him as his connection with the dog was forcibly severed.

The dog was killed without even being able to utter a cry of pain!
"call……"

Chen Rui exhaled a breath of stale air and rubbed his stinging brow.

He did not panic.

After a brief moment of shock, he quickly turned around and deftly unchained all the dogs in the slaughterhouse.

Snapped!
Then, all the lights in the room were turned off.

Darkness surged in like a tidal wave, swallowing everything in the blink of an eye.

Chen Rui gripped the dagger tightly, while his other hand pulled out a pistol with a silencer from behind his waist.

He slowly retreated, his figure disappearing silently into the shadows deep within the slaughterhouse.

The entire venue was plunged into absolute darkness.

Sight is deprived, but the senses of smell and hearing become exceptionally acute.

The strong smell of blood, rot, and animal odor mixed together, irritating the nasal cavity.

The sounds of wind and rain pounding against the tin roof, and rain dripping from the eaves, were amplified infinitely in the silence.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

A dozen or so unleashed ferocious dogs growled low and menacingly in the darkness.

Their emerald eyes gleamed with an eerie light as they quickly dispersed, taking over every corner of the slaughterhouse.

Through the shared vision of these dogs, Chen Rui's vision became clearer than when the lights were bright.

Each dog's perspective is like a high-definition mobile camera with built-in night vision, presenting the scene inside and outside the slaughterhouse in his mind without any blind spots.

He has created an extremely tight, three-dimensional security network composed of packs of dogs.

He can sense even the slightest movement.

Moreover, while increasing its own advantages, it also weakens the opponent's ability to act.

However, time passed by, second by second.

Several minutes passed, but no trace of the enemy was detected.

The other party seemed to be just a phantom, disappearing without a trace.

In the distance, the occasional wail of a police siren could be heard, its sound seeming particularly distant and indistinct in the rainy night.

Gradually, it completely dissipated.

Inside the slaughterhouse, only the sounds of wind and rain and the panting of dogs could be heard.

The atmosphere was so oppressive it was almost suffocating.

Suddenly, a Rottweiler in the corner seemed to have noticed something.

Its fur stood on end, and it emitted an uneasy low growl.

"on!"

Chen Rui immediately issued the command through the mental link.

The seven or eight fierce dogs lying in ambush nearby instantly pounced in that direction like arrows released from a bow!

They bared their gleaming white fangs, let out deafening roars, and surrounded the other side from different angles, stirring up gusts of evil wind.

Chen Rui had great confidence in the fierce dogs he kept.

Such a well-trained encirclement is enough to easily kill an adult brown bear!

But the next second!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of dull, heavy thuds, like hammer blows striking leather, suddenly exploded in the darkness.

It looked like machine guns were firing at close range!
(End of this chapter)