Wen Wen's smile was extremely stiff. He pinched the pair of underwear between two fingers, truly reluctant to inhale its scent forcefully.
"Keep looking, maybe there's another item with a strong odor..."
After searching for a few minutes, Wen Wen was disappointed. The only clue of value here was this single pair of underwear.
"Take a sniff, just a light sniff..."
With a look of disgust, Wen Wen leaned towards the underwear, which hadn't been washed in who knows how long, took a deep breath, then rolled his eyes, his facial skin twitching irregularly.
"Damn it, this smells worse than a human's! It's choking me! I swear, after I catch you, you won't have an easy time!"
After dry-heaving for a moment, Wen Wen calmed himself down and took out a lighter, setting the underwear ablaze.
The fact that he had smelled this thing couldn't be exposed!
It must not be known by anyone!
After it was completely burned, Wen Wen, with an air of confidence, walked out of the room and saw the other two people carrying the corpses outside.
Although, in essence, these corpses were no longer human, they still had human skin, and their bodies couldn't be left to rot here.
Cremating the deceased to ensure they had a resting place was the consistent practice of the Hunter Association.
Wen Wen himself might not be able to do such a thing, but he respected the Hunter Association's approach.
Speaking of which, the most troublesome were the puppets subdued by Wen Wen. He was heavy-handed. Those killed by Yan Xiu could still maintain a complete corpse, but those killed by Wen Wen... well, one would probably have to piece them together.
"I can roughly determine the direction that guy left, and I can perform a simple trace. You guys finish up quickly, and we'll chase after him. If we're too late, he might get far away."
"My brother is right, you're indeed suited for this line of work." Lin Lu, after piecing a head and a body together, looked at Wen Wen with some surprise.
"Your brother?" Wen Wen asked in confusion. Su Dan Novel Network
"Lin Zhe Yuan is my brother. We both have the surname Lin and work together. I thought you knew." Lin Lu's eyes widened. Wen Wen actually didn't know.
"If it weren't for the fact that the Hunter Association's personnel data is super encrypted, I would have already investigated all of you thoroughly," Wen Wen quipped.
While Lin Lu was handling the corpses, Wen Wen and Yan Xiu were tasked with burning down the strange inn.
Although the inn itself didn't seem dangerous, it had served as a temporary residence for monsters, so it couldn't be allowed to wander around freely.
The two found some dry firewood nearby and some fuel from Wen Wen's car. They poured the fuel onto the firewood and lit it.
The flames blazed fiercely, quickly engulfing the entire inn.
"Ha, it actually burned so obediently, a bit beyond my expectations. I thought something tricky would happen. How boring," Wen Wen said regretfully as he watched the inn.
As soon as he finished speaking, the inn vanished with a 'swish,' and scattered sparks fell like a dream.
Yan Xiu and Lin Lu, who was burning the corpses, both looked at Wen Wen. Wen Wen, seeing their gaze, raised his hands and said sheepishly,
"I don't think this is my fault. The house ran away on its own, and I couldn't control it."
The two continued to stare at Wen Wen, so Wen Wen picked up the rocket launcher and said, "As I said at the beginning, if we had fired two rockets, this house would have been finished, and it wouldn't have had a chance to run."
The rocket launcher, with only two rockets left, remained unused, giving Wen Wen a sense of lonely mastery.
After everything was dealt with, Wen Wen took a deep breath, confirmed the direction roughly, and drove off in pursuit.
Monsters' scents were stronger than those of ordinary people. Ordinary people couldn't distinguish them, but Wen Wen found it easy. Moving stop by stop, the three of them actually returned to Furong River City.
"That monster actually returned to Furong River City. It's got some nerve," Lin Lu said, clenching her fists and grinding her teeth.
"The scents in the city are too mixed for me to continue tracking. It will be up to you guys from now on. If you find this monster, make sure I participate in the capture operation," Wen Wen said as he stopped the car, addressing Lin Lu and Yan Xiu.
"Cannot continue tracking?" Yan Xiu asked, frowning. This was somewhat unexpected.
"The complexity of the city is not comparable to that public road. I can only confirm that it entered Furong River City, but I don't know its exact location."
Wen Wen could, of course, continue to track it, but then these two would inevitably follow him, making it difficult for him to capture the mastermind and put him in containment.
Moreover, he didn't want the Hunter Association to overrate his abilities; maintaining a vague boundary was best.
Since Wen Wen stated he couldn't continue the pursuit, the three parted ways. Wen Wen first went home to park his car, then followed the scent.
Controlling puppets, this ability was something Wen Wen was determined to obtain!
If he could acquire this ability, his future endeavors would be much easier. Even if he didn't kill people to make puppets, he could use animals or enemies who walked right into his trap!
He returned to the city entrance and began searching along the faint scent. The smell he had detected on that pair of underwear was like a beacon, constantly guiding Wen Wen's direction.
It was too easy for Wen Wen to find a monster that didn't conceal its scent.
As he searched, he found himself at a half-finished building.
...
This unfinished building was over a dozen stories high, and the complex was vast. Faint candlelight could be seen within the building, indicating that people resided there.
In Hua Fu District, most unfinished buildings were due to insufficient funds to pay workers, the developer absconding, or violations that prevented further construction.
Due to numerous disputes, these unfinished buildings easily became no-man's-land, thus becoming breeding grounds for darkness.
Because no one managed them, and no rent was required, many families struggling to survive, scavengers, homeless people, and wanted criminals would reside in such places, and even clandestine dealings would choose these locations.
This was undoubtedly the unmanaged grey area of the city, and naturally, monsters also resided within.
Xu Hai had only arrived here not long ago. Dressed in a suit, he looked completely out of place.
However, only here could he find a refuge. His original hideout had been raided by hunters, so he had to come here.
The mobile house was something he had managed to find. The house itself was merely an antique, deserted inn that appeared randomly wherever it was needed.
If it weren't for a monster like him occupying this inn, the inn would still be a miraculous dwelling that benefited society.
But after Xu Hai entered that house, using its characteristics, he turned everyone who entered the inn into his puppets, sparing no one, and after occupying the house, he rapidly grew from a weak puppeteer to a powerful one!