Once, I heard about a haunted castle with red-eyed bats, where many people had entered and met with bizarre deaths. Some police officers even suspected it was a series of murders and went in to explore the castle, only to be all killed…
In this remote Indian town, an ancient castle stands. When it was built, whether it was for war or residence, and who its owner was, are lost to time. For centuries, countless passing merchant caravans and travelers have sought shelter within its walls for the night, yet none have ever seen the sunrise the next day. Even animals that stumbled into the castle at night could not escape. All the deceased bore no signs of struggle, and even the most skilled doctors found no cause of death. The residents of the town near the castle would turn pale at its mention, and no one dared to enter it at night. Even during the day, locals avoided the vicinity of the castle. The local government made several attempts to unveil the castle's mystery, organizing numerous renowned exploration teams to investigate. Their goal was to bring the truth of the castle to light. However, none of these battle-hardened, experienced teams ever emerged alive to see the sun rise the following day. All expeditions ended in failure. With no other recourse, the local government posted notices outside the castle: travelers were forbidden to seek lodging there overnight, or they would bear the consequences…
Later, the tragic news reached the explorer's friend in England. Grief-stricken, the friend vowed to unravel the castle's secret. A month later, a gaunt old man, accompanied by a monkey, a net, and an iron chest, appeared in the town near the castle. He claimed to be there to reveal the castle's mystery. People didn't believe him, even mocking him. They secretly speculated if the old man was tired of living. The old man, with a flushed and breathless face, argued, "Please, believe me, please believe me." That night, the old man, with the monkey, net, and iron chest, entered the castle alone. The villagers, disappointed, dispersed, even secretly preparing a plank to carry the old man's body the next morning. The night passed quickly. The villagers, holding the plank, appeared before the castle only to see the old man emerging, carrying the chest and leading the monkey. In the net, he carried a bag of bats. It turned out the old man had set up the net beforehand, with the monkey attached. The old man hid inside the iron chest. When the bats startled the monkey, the monkey pulled the net, capturing all the bats. The bats were taken to England for research. The findings revealed that the bats, which had inhabited the castle for centuries, had undergone genetic mutation and had taken to exclusively feeding on the brains of animals and humans. The castle's secret was thus revealed to the world.
Perhaps some of you have heard this story. The flying squirrels before us look just like those red bats, truly terrifying. We had been firing to suppress them, but many flying squirrels still extended their mouths and pierced directly through the heads of some officers. In an instant, countless brains were sucked out, and the officers let out screams. Some special forces officers, losing control, even pulled the triggers of their assault rifles indiscriminately while attacking!
We dodged everywhere. Although the bullets unintentionally hit some flying squirrels, they nearly struck us. As soon as the flying squirrels succeeded, the other rats seemed to have found their food and all pounced towards those officers!
The immediate outcome was foreseeable. Several skeletons appeared vividly. Seeing several cloth bags not far away, Dao Zhiyong took a slingshot and fired directly at them. I saw the bow was made of wood, likely one of the Mohist school's mechanical arts. Under the effect of the slingshot, several surrounding cloth bags were shattered, scattering much flour. The area became chaotic for a moment. However, Xiao Yuande and Xiahou seemed to sense Cao Yushu's location and lunged towards him. It was then that we heard the sound of the elevator descending!
This fellow still wants to escape!
I knew that if we lingered here, Cao Yushu would escape again. So, I shouted, "Everyone else, cover me!"
Everyone continuously fired towards my direction. Then, I could only move forward by sound. Perhaps sensing the elevator's position, I leaped directly down!
In fact, what I did was very risky, as I jumped down without knowing how far the elevator had descended!
At that moment, Liu Yuning and He Xin let out screams, but upon landing, I found I wasn't dead. Simultaneously, I was immediately restrained. The person holding me had a syringe. "Detective He, I didn't expect you to dare to follow. But it doesn't matter. Fortunately, I had a backup. You'll become a monster, just like my babies! Goodbye!"
Saying that, Cao Yushu attempted to inject me with the drug. However, as he pricked me, the needle seemed to hit something, and the needle broke. He withdrew the syringe, looking surprised, and said, "What's wrong with your arm?"
"Your luck is really bad!" He had hit my armlet just now. Although it might be damaged, I now had time to counterattack!
I punched him and knocked him down directly. Although this guy was smart, his physical strength was truly lacking; one punch knocked him out.
Carrying him, by the time the elevator reached the last floor, I had already handcuffed him. However, the out-of-control creatures did not flee just because their master was captured. Instead, more of them appeared, and suddenly the entire Pharaoh's palace was swarming with them. Later, my men slowly descended. Seeing that there were no gaps left, with creatures blocking our path as if they would never let us leave, Liu Yuning said fearfully, "I tried calling, but there's no signal! Could it be that even though we caught the person, we still can't escape?"
"Don't lose hope. They are all animals, and animals have natural enemies!"
I slung the unconscious scientist over my shoulder, saying this and looking around. The scientist must have kept other animals here. It depends on our luck. "Let's proceed! The SWAT team will deal with the aerial creatures, and others will use flashlights to deal with the rats, cockroaches, and spiders. I'll handle this!"
Immediately, I took out the cassia seed chili oil spray and sprayed it all over the ground. Those poisonous creatures indeed died first. Seeing that I had cleared a path, everyone followed, using flashlights to fend off the rats, while the SWAT team continuously fired upwards!
In this way, we proceeded without immediate danger. But just as we were about to leave the palace, the sky was filled with flying squirrels, forming a giant net in mid-air. No matter how the SWAT team's assault rifles fired, they were ineffective. The armed police had no choice but to take out oxygen cutters. Seeing that as soon as they tried to approach, they would directly attack. Due to the high temperature, the flying squirrels dared not come too close for a while. We continued to use this method to exit the Pharaoh's palace. Looking back, the place began to sink, like a desert city. At that moment, He Xin cried out in horror, "There really are in this world…"