The male supporting character was actually myself.

"Ugh! Help..."

A brief gasp was cut short as a hand with long, sharp, black, claw-like nails grabbed him through the window, smashed the glass, and dragged him out.

"Mmm~ Mmm..."

He only had time to struggle a few times before his soul was sucked away by the thick black fog under the large hood, and he was completely lifeless.

"Hiss..." The Soul Eater let out a pleasurable hiss, draining him into a dried-up corpse in just a few seconds before casually tossing him to the ground to find its next target.

Jiang Chen and Li Chengze split up and soon he followed the strong scent to find the Soul Eater still searching for prey.

"There's one behind Building 3!" he warned through his earpiece, then used his Horcrux to kill the target.

The silver threads obediently flew out, passing through the black cloak with lightning speed, before the Horcrux returned to wrap around its neck and sever it.

"Buzz!"

The black cloak instantly turned into a cloud of black smoke and dissipated. Those watching from afar only saw a black vortex rising from the ground, swirling and whipping up sand and stones.

Jiang Chen was in a great mood after getting the first kill, and mimicked the tone from the game, saying, "First blood!"

"So fast?!" Li Chengze on the other side was somewhat surprised.

Although I've witnessed the power of his invisible Horcrux, it's truly astounding that he could deal with the most troublesome Soul Eater so easily.

"A victim has been found." Li Chengze looked at the desiccated corpse on the ground with a heavy heart, gripped his pistol, and walked around a row of trees that blocked his view. Just then, he saw a Soul Eater searching for its prey.

Chapter Seven: Emergency Reinforcements

"boom!"

A gunshot rang out, and the Soul Eater, with its back to Li Chengze, swayed slightly, clearly indicating that the shot had failed to inflict fatal damage and had not successfully enraged Li Chengze.

Before he could fire a second shot, the Soul Eater, which had turned to dive and attack, suddenly vanished with a "whoosh," its head severed from its body. The black whirlwind blinded Li Chengze, who could only shield his face with his arm and ask, "You can control it to fly this far?"

“Yes, you just need to give the orders once you find it, I’ll take care of killing it. Save your energy.” After casually killing another Soul Eater, Jiang Chen walked around a residential building and saw a property management employee holding a megaphone and still evacuating people in the distance.

He shouted urgently, "Get out of here! Run!"

The property management staff were a bit confused and shouted, "I received a call from the resident; his elderly, paralyzed relative is hard of hearing and may not have heard the notification..."

"Get out of here! Get to a safe place quickly!" Li Chengze roared as he searched from the other side. "There's no time to help others, you get out of here!"

The property management staff were stunned for a moment, then turned and ran away.

However, just as he was about to run out of the community gate, a Soul Eater suddenly pounced on him and lunged at him.

"Buzz!" Jiang Chen moved at will, and the soul weapon stopped and killed the Soul Eater in time.

The violent black whirlwind made it hard to stand. A property employee tripped and fell, stumbled to his feet, and ran even faster with trembling legs.

"Luckily, we acted quickly this time and didn't end up on the street." Li Chengze breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Jiang Chen easily kill one Soul Eater after another.

The two searched the entire neighborhood until the flashing red dots on the map disappeared, indicating that there was no energy disorder there, before hurriedly heading to the next invasion location.

"Eight Soul Eaters were hunted down, and the number of casualties is conservatively estimated at four." Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Chengze felt very heavy-hearted.

The reason why the security team established its headquarters in Angu City was not only because industry leaders helped expand the security team and Jiang Chen lived there, but also because Angu City was frequently invaded by Soul Eaters.

The exact reason for this has not yet been determined.

However, with current technology, the weapons they can create are simply insufficient to fight against such powerful Soul Eaters. There is no other way but to overwhelm them with sheer numbers. Therefore, the security team suffers a loss of manpower every time an intrusion occurs.

"It's fortunate that you're here in Angu City." Li Chengze said sincerely, looking at Jiang Chen who was driving attentively.

Without Soul Weapons, the personnel selected from the earliest security team who were capable of hunting unknown entities would probably have been exhausted.

It seems that we should be able to get through this crisis relatively easily.

Ordinary people who were killed during the invasion could only be covered up as missing persons or accidental deaths.

The aftermath team will handle the situation according to the actual circumstances. On the surface, there is no way to give money to the families of the victims, but some financial compensation will be provided in other ways afterward.

Soul Eaters are such a headache!

“Using Soul Weapons to hunt Soul Eaters seems easy, but it’s actually very energy-consuming.” Jiang Chen frowned slightly as he explained, “Fortunately, my experiences in the virtual world have allowed my Soul Weapons to upgrade and grow stronger, but I probably wouldn’t be able to withstand another wave of hunts of that intensity.”

Li Chengze suddenly realized, "No wonder you always had a rule that battles shouldn't last more than half an hour when hunting unknown entities before. Was it because your mental strength couldn't hold up?"

"Back then, the Horcruxes were very weak and couldn't leave my side. They could only attach to the blade and contribute when cutting the bodies of unknown entities. I couldn't hold on for more than half an hour."

"So sometimes you fight without using Horcruxes, relying entirely on physical strength?"

Jiang Chen nodded, recalling how difficult it had been to hunt down various threatening unknown entities over the years.

But why can one's own soul weapon be upgraded and greatly increased in strength in the virtual world?

Could it absorb some kind of energy from it?

He didn't have much time to think. With the help of traffic control, the black SUV made its way unimpeded to the second intrusion point.

This is a park, and there's a small theme park next to it.

Although it was Friday, there were still quite a few tourists, so the evacuation work after being notified was not easy.

"We paid for our tickets, why should we be allowed to leave without a refund?"

"Exactly! Full refund, or I'll expose you online!"

"Not only do you want a refund, but you also have to compensate us for our transportation, accommodation, and emotional distress expenses!"

"I just brought my child to the park and we haven't even had a chance to play much yet, and they're saying there's a malfunction in the equipment and we need to evacuate immediately. If the equipment is malfunctioning, that's the park's problem. Why should we, the consumers, have to pay for it?"

"If the equipment is broken, then repair it. Why can't we play other rides? We can't have all the equipment break down, can we?"

"This is a scam! Let's beat him up!"

"Beat them! Beat them hard! These people are too arrogant. You're amusement park employees, what right do you have to manage the park? What's it to you if we dance? They dare to steal our sound system, do they have a death wish?"

"We're just playing ball in the square, what does equipment damage have to do with us?"

…………

Outside the park, a group of men, women, and children were questioning and attacking the employees who had locked down the park.

Several elderly men and women, dressed in brightly colored dance costumes, even tried to take advantage of the situation. The reason was that the park and amusement park staff tried to persuade them to leave but failed. A young man had a bright idea and snatched the music speakers from them, and the group of people chased after them as fast as they could.

"Please listen to our explanation! We have received an emergency order from our superiors to close all parks and evacuate visitors. We will provide refunds or compensation for visitors to the amusement park later. Please leave as far away as possible now..."

Police and other personnel who could be urgently dispatched conducted an emergency search throughout the vast park to find tourists who had not yet been evacuated. The amusement park manager was also completely baffled and did not know what was going on, but could only try to persuade tourists to leave according to the instructions from above.

However, his explanation with the megaphone had no effect whatsoever, and the crowd was eager to confront him and demand an explanation.

"Stop arguing! This is an order from the police. We want to open our business too! Follow orders, we need to get out of here quickly!"

"Those who bought tickets have ticket stubs and electronic records, so what's the rush? With so many people, they certainly won't cheat you."

……

Park staff members pushed their way through the chaos and fled.

Some people who follow the news closely whispered, "Is there a problem with the infrastructure in Angu City? In recent years, there seem to be constant repairs and collapses, which makes it feel very unsafe."

"I think the security situation is not good. There's a high probability that someone has died. Didn't you see how many police officers and police dogs went in just now?"

“These days, nowhere is safe. A while ago, my relatives in Anbei said that in one of their villages, everyone disappeared overnight…”

"What nonsense! These days, to attract traffic and attention, those self-media outlets are just spouting nonsense! I heard that in Anbei, there was an honest man who was bullied terribly, killed eighteen people in one night, and then jumped into a well and died. It was reported in the news."

"Something must have happened inside, look, all those police officers are running out..."

……

Located in a busy downtown area, the police's emergency evacuation efforts were difficult. Although they quickly got tourists away from the park, many commercial buildings and residential areas nearby saw an increasing number of people gathering outside to watch the spectacle after hearing the news.

"boom!"

A sudden explosion silenced the crowd, and the next second everyone scattered in panic, shouting, "There's a bomb in the park!"

"Damn it, would you die if you just said there was a bomb?!"

"Run! Who knows how many bombs are in there!"

Chapter Eight: You'd better take it easy.

"Team One, advance!" The team leader issued the order after the fully equipped security personnel attacked a Soul Eater with specially made small shells.

The three-man team lying in ambush on the other side launched a full-scale attack, each shot hitting the black hood.

However, with each gunshot, the Soul Eater only trembled slightly, and with each shot, a small portion of the black mist inside its body would spray out.

"hiss……"

The Soul Eater was clearly enraged and turned to swoop down at top speed.

The three-person team skillfully dodged, but another shell exploded behind them, hitting the Soul Eater squarely. It stretched out its claws, grabbed one of the team members through the artificial hill, and pulled him out. The next second, it sucked the struggling man into a dried-up corpse and casually tossed him onto the grass.

Everything happened too suddenly. Faced with the sacrifice of their comrades, the others had no time to grieve and could only fight back frantically with the weapons they had.

"boom!"

Then the third shell blasted the Soul Eater into pieces, which fell to the ground. The security team then fired a barrage of shots, riddling it with bullets. Finally, the black aura dissipated and disappeared.

"A Soul Eater has been discovered in the park's grove; there is at least one victim. Requesting backup!"

"A soul-devouring creature has been discovered in the haunted house at the amusement park. No victims have been found yet, and there is no immediate threat."

"A Soul Eater spotted on the pirate ship at the amusement park..."

"A Soul Eater has been found at the park fountain..."

…………

The constant stream of reconnaissance reports kept the security team from grieving; they stepped over the bodies of their fallen comrades and rushed to other locations to support the battle.

"Warning! A Soul Eater has broken out of the park and is now on Jingang Road. The number of victims is incalculable! Warning! Warning!"

"Third squad, go and stop them!" Xiao Zhang, along with two temporarily assigned team members who were closest to Jingang Road, responded and ran out of the park carrying their equipment.

At this point, no one considered the possibility of being discovered as suspicious, and the cleanup team would naturally try to find an excuse to cover it up.

The most important thing right now is to stop that Soul Eater and prevent it from entering the residential area, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!

"Sixth team, go and provide support!" Everyone knew that the three-person team could only temporarily slow down the enemy's advance, and even if they were all sacrificed, it would be difficult to kill them. Therefore, follow-up support was necessary.