The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Go quickly, don't worry about me!" Jiang Chen's injuries made strenuous exercise unsuitable, so his reaction was naturally a beat slower. Duan Chengze wanted to wait for him but was pushed away. "Don't let him succeed!"

Seeing this, Duan Chengze gritted his teeth and ran after them at full speed.

Liang Rumeng clearly didn't want to miss this great opportunity and let her efforts over the past few days go to waste. She ran with a wooden splinter in her hand, and her speed was not at all like that of an older person.

"Aunt Liang has great stamina; no wonder she exercises regularly," Zhimeng muttered softly as she followed behind.

Jiang Chen gave her a strange look. "Aren't you going to try and seize the opportunity?"

"What are you going to steal?" Her face flushed red. "That...that involves killing people, killing people with wooden spikes! I wouldn't dare. Besides, I didn't find the clues by myself. I just want to get out of the instance safely."

You should go quickly. Song Gang is strong and uninjured. It might be a bit difficult for the three of them to deal with the old priest and Song Gang at the same time.

"Please be careful!"

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement and quickly ran towards the village.

The little white cat puffed out its cheeks in anger, hugged its two short arms, and cursed, "We were the ones who found the clues! That Song Gang is so shameless! I should have been keeping watch nearby to avoid being eavesdropped on."

"Going there first might not be a good thing." As he ran, he touched the small white flower in his shirt pocket that was still blooming beautifully and showed no signs of wilting. He lowered his voice and said, "The old priest might be using black magic, otherwise the witch wouldn't have given the protagonist the potion and me this flower."

"The things given by NPCs are actually useful?" The fluffy dumpling stroked its big ears, looking bewildered. "It's normal for the protagonist to have a halo and possibly get special items from NPCs."

But why would the witch give her host such powerful tools?

Could it be... because you're handsome?

Jiang Chen twitched his lips but didn't reply, already taking out the wooden splinter from his hand.

Meanwhile, the long tables and chairs in the church overturned, and Song Gang, who arrived first, lunged at the old priest with a wooden spike in his hand.

"What are you doing?" The old priest was shocked and took a few steps back, falling to the ground. The book in his hand fell to the ground and his glasses rolled to the side.

Seeing that he could personally kill the murderer, escape the dungeon, and obtain the highest reward, Song Gang grinned maliciously, "Of course, I'll kill you, you demon, and rid the villagers of this scourge!"

He approached step by step, holding a wooden spike, while the old priest trembled and cried out for help.

"How dare you commit violence in a church!" Priest Brian ran over from behind when he heard the commotion. Seeing the situation, he grabbed whatever was lying next to him and threw it at Song Gang. "Father, run! I'll stop him!"

Seeing Brian rushing over with the long bench, Song Gang was filled with rage and decided to kill them all to prevent any from escaping!

Thinking this, he grabbed the long bench with his left hand and used the overwhelming strength he had gained from years of training to pull Brian back to his side, while the wooden splinter in his right hand was already aimed straight at Brian's chest!

"So it was you!" Brian was young after all. Although his strength was diminished due to illness, his reaction speed was still good. He quickly let go of the bench and took two steps back to avoid the fatal blow. He shouted loudly, "Help! The murderer who killed old Wayne is committing a crime in the church!"

"Help! Song Gang has killed someone!"

In the blink of an eye, amidst the chaos, the old priest stumbled out of the church and cried for help.

Lin Yuan had also arrived. Upon seeing this, he hesitated for a second before giving up on killing the old priest and rushed into the church, lifting up a long bench and smashing it over!

Chapter Forty: Close Your Eyes When It Gets Dark

"Bang!" Song Gang heard a whoosh of wind behind him and instinctively dodged. When he realized the attack came from Lin Yuan, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes. "You're fucking targeting me!"

Lin Yuan laughed so hard his whole body trembled, then casually picked up a long bench and threw it at him, "Congratulations on getting it right! Aren't you touched? Aren't you surprised?"

"You fucking lunatic!" Song Gang dodged another attack, cursed, and chased Brian around to the back of the hall.

Lin Yuan tapped his chin with his finger, a delighted smile spreading across his face as he quickly chased after him. "Congratulations on getting it right again! I am a pervert, I am a lunatic, do you have any medicine?"

"Song Gang, that inspector named Song Gang has gone mad!" the old priest cried out, trembling, pleading with the villagers who rushed to the scene. "Quickly, save Brian! That poor boy is being hunted down for trying to help me!"

Since most of the able-bodied men were working in the mines, the villagers who came to the village at this time were mostly women. Only three strong men were present: the farmer who had just lost his uncle, the carpenter, and the butcher.

Upon hearing this, they rushed to the church, only to find it in complete disarray, while outside, the sounds of fighting could be heard again.

Song Gang chased Brian, and Lin Yuan chased Song Gang. The three of them went around to the street from the back door of the hall and happened to meet the old priest and the villagers he had called over.

"I'm in charge of slaying demons!" Song Gang shouted, brandishing a blood-stained wooden spike. "Get out of the way! The old priest and old Wayne are both believers in evil gods. They're the ones who wreaked havoc in the village and killed the Overseer Avia and Kane! I'm going to take the church's place and destroy them!"

Lin Yuan chased after him, swinging the long bench at him while laughing loudly, "Then I'll punish you in the name of the moon!"

"Stop fucking fighting!" Song Gang hurriedly dodged the long bench that was whistling through the air, took a few steps back, and cursed angrily, his face turning black. "Let's each bet one, and whoever wins can leave the dungeon!"

"You wish! I'm not as disgusting as you, indiscriminately killing innocent people!" Lin Yuan swung a simple wooden bench like a broom in the hand of a sweeping monk, beating Song Gang into retreat.

The inspectors started fighting, and the villagers were all dumbfounded, unsure of who to help or believe.

"Are you alright?" Brian, who had barely escaped the pursuers, ran up to the old priest, panting heavily. "I have to go to the mine to get some help. You'd better hide!"

The old priest, his hands trembling slightly, grasped his hand and nodded. "Go quickly, don't worry about me."

A few steps behind, Duan Chengze weaved through the crowd and ran into Priest Brian, who was on his way to the mine to call for help. He hesitated for a moment, fearing that Brian might be the murderer and take the opportunity to escape, so he grabbed him and stopped him, saying, "No need to call for help, we can handle it."

“But…” Brian tried to break free but found the other person gripping even tighter, so he had no choice but to give up and said helplessly, “That inspector named Song Gang has gone mad. Without help, I’m afraid we can’t stop him!”

Jiang Chen arrived later and found that the crowd had blocked half the street.

Most of them were women dressed in coarse cloth clothes and wearing headscarves, carrying things like spatulas and brooms.

Lin Yuan, who was in the middle, was already showing signs of exhaustion. After all, the long benches in the church were made of solid wood and were quite heavy. Swinging them around would definitely test one's endurance. Song Gang took a break and rushed towards the old priest in the crowd not far away!

"Stop!" Duan Chengze snatched a rolling pin from a peasant woman beside him and stepped forward to shield the trembling, dim-eyed old priest from a stab. "Are you crazy? There's no final conclusion yet!"

Song Gang grinned maliciously, "Last time, I relied entirely on Jiang Chen's deductions in the dungeon. This time, I trust him. We're not on the same page. I just want to get the highest reward in this difficult dungeon. Who the hell doesn't want to live longer?"

You all come to stop me, aren't you just trying to take the lion's share? Get out of my way!

He used force, pushing the tall and thin Duan Chengze back two steps.

However, at that moment, cries for help, louder and louder, came from not far away.

"Help! Demon! The demon has crawled out of hell!"

"Run, everyone! There's a demon!"

"Mommy! Waaah...Mommy, run for your life!"

"Run! The demon is coming!"

……

The mine wasn't very close to the village, but the workers there were all strong young men from the village who worked year-round, and given the immense fright they were in, they all ran away as fast as they could.

Then a dark humanoid figure chased after the crowd, slashing down any villagers who stood in its way.

Fortunately, its goal was to rescue the main body, and it only casually attacked the villagers with the knife in its hand. Therefore, some people were slightly injured, but there were no serious injuries or deaths.

"Damn it! This thing can be summoned during the day?" Lin Yuan exclaimed in exasperation upon seeing this, "How long until your item can be used again?"

Duan Chengze glanced at the despair in his eyes, "At least three hours."

"They can't even last thirty minutes." A cold glint flashed in Liang Rumeng's eyes. "We can only gamble on one, otherwise the casualties will be even more severe! The problem is, they might both choose one of them?"

"Old priest!"

Jiang Chen and Duan Chengze answered at almost the same time.

Song Gang cursed, "Damn it! If you hadn't stopped me, I would have succeeded already!"

At the crucial moment, Lin Yuan stopped and ceased his pursuit.

After all, the killer has even summoned an immortal form, so we must deal with the main body as soon as possible, otherwise, judging from its posture, no one will be able to escape unscathed.

"There really is a demon! Help!"

"My child! Where is my child?"

"Help me, Inspectors!"

"Waaaaah... Mommy, Mommy, I'm scared!"

"Go and help the injured first!"

……

The appearance of the black humanoid figure caused the miners to scatter in all directions, and the villagers who were watching screamed in panic, making the streets chaotic with people running and hiding everywhere.

At this point, the group of inspectors, dressed in gray robes with badges on their chests and each holding a wooden spike, appeared quite calm.

"Where did that damned old man go?" Song Gang impatiently pushed aside the people around him and searched everywhere for the old priest who had escaped in the chaos.

Priest Brian, pale with fright, cried out in alarm, then quickly pulled the injured man to the side of the street. "What happened?"

The farmer, trembling and bleeding from a cut on his leg, said, "We don't know either. Everyone was collecting black oil when we suddenly heard a splash from a large barrel. When we looked over, we saw a human-shaped thing climb out, grab the knife used for cutting ropes, and start hacking and slashing wildly..."

"Desire! Someone has summoned evil desire!"

Brian, pale-faced, stared at the dark, human-like shape fighting with the Inspectors, and said incredulously, "Once evil desires are summoned, they are very difficult to control."

It is the dark side that has been suppressed for too long, prioritizing what it desires most; this person's desires are black oil and killing.

He looked incredulously at the chaotic crowd. The only person who could have the time to study such an evil summoning spell was... the old priest!

Many other villagers can't even write properly, let alone have any way of learning about such evil things.

That inspector wasn't crazy; he was telling the truth.

But now that the undying and indestructible evil desires have been summoned, what method can I think of to stop them?

"I'll hold it off, you all go find the old priest!" In the chaos of battle, no one noticed when Jiang Chen had drawn a long sword. He swung it and severed the head of the black humanoid figure.

The jelly-like head slid off, and the black humanoid figure wriggled and quickly reassembled with the fallen part, slowly returning to its original shape as it wriggled.

Attacks can only temporarily slow down the opponent's actions; they only address the symptoms, not the root cause.

The most important thing is to find the main body and kill it.

"An unkillable demon! How terrifying!"

"Even the Inspector can't kill it, what should we do?"

"Where can we run to? This is our home!"

……

The villagers screamed and cried, and there was chaos everywhere.

The young carpenter stepped forward upon seeing this, but his grandmother grabbed his arm, saying, "No, child, you can't go."

"This is our home!" The little carpenter looked at his grandmother, his eyes reddening. "Grandma, I grew up here. I can't watch everyone be harmed by demons! Besides, Old Wayne came to see me. He knows what happened to me, and the rest of the village probably knows too. I don't care!"

Grandma slowly loosened her grip on his arm, a tear rolling down her cheek. "I knew this day would come. I've been losing sleep over this! Child, your parents are... I can't lose you too."

"Don't worry, Grandma, I'll be fine." He comforted her with a smile, "After we help everyone kill the demon, we'll leave and start over somewhere no one knows us. We'll all be safe."