Chapter 783: Chapter 4: Xu Shu’s Interrogation, Dao Heart Enlightenment (Seeking Monthly Votes)
The screams lasted for only a short while before they abruptly stopped.
Immediately following were the sounds of several scattered gunshots, then the shrieks of women, the curses of men, and so on.
"Damn it, there are people from Xinglong Manor too!?"
Xu Tianci, Li Biao, and the others’ faces changed as they quickly took the lead rushing towards the first floor.
Xu Shu followed behind to join in on the commotion and soon saw at the entrance of one of the private rooms on the ground, seven or eight men dressed in "Jin Baoshan" uniforms lying on the floor, cradling their bleeding arms and wailing incessantly.
Their guns lay beside them, with evident gunshot wounds on their arms.
Further away, many people were nervously looking around. Many of their companions had been injured and fallen to the ground in an instant; they wanted to step forward but didn’t dare - thus, a standoff ensued from a distance.
"Hey, it’s exactly as I thought."
Xu Shu understood as he glanced at the private room’s door number.
He had passed by a room on the way up earlier and stopped to watch the excitement.
At the time, a young girl was kneeling on the ground, having her hair pulled and being slapped across the face. It seemed like a scene where a college girl accompanying customers for drinks at the bar ran into a despicable, blackhearted bar, being forced into prostitution.
At first glance, there didn’t seem to be any issues.
However, Xu Shu was perceptive; he noticed at a glance that the young girl was not human but some kind of creature with white scales on her body.
At that moment, he guessed it might be one of the supernatural creatures like Merfolk or some snake monster, and he initially wanted to step in and capture her, but Huang Mao stopped him. Huang Mao’s idea was not to meddle in other people’s business, and Xu Shu thought the same.
To let go of the impulse to help and respect the fate of others was always his way of life.
Besides, upon further thought, considering the conduct shown by the middle-aged man and the bar’s mature hostess, the acts of forcing women into prostitution and sexual assault were not uncommon for them. So why bother with sympathy? Therefore, he didn’t interfere afterward.
Now, after this incident, it naturally confirmed his previous guess - the "young girl" was from the latter category, a type of snake-like supernatural creature.
"Get out of the way! Don’t block the path!"
Li Biao and the others shouted as they arrived to find the private room in complete disarray, with broken bottles, fruits, and such strewn across the floor. Two men dressed in suits and ties were hanging dead from the ceiling, their complexions ashen, their tongues long stretched out, and their eyes bulging - they were beyond saving.
The glamorously dressed bar hostess sat collapsed next to the sofa, her heavy makeup smeared by tears and snot in a messy blur.
A broken beer bottle was lodged in her chest; blood mixed with foam and light yellow beer soaked her clothes as it streamed down, mingling with the orange juice on the floor beneath her skirt.
She was also gasping more than exhaling, her fear of death causing her to lose control of her bodily functions, presenting a pitiful sight, void of her previous haughtiness.
And the one who caused all this was the previously coerced, scantily dressed young girl.
Now, she had revealed her true form: a flat, cobra-like neck topped with the head of a delicately beautiful human;
The upper half of her body roughly retained a human shape, but below the waist was a stout serpent’s body.
The scales were as white as snow, glossy and shiny, quite beautiful.
She looked like a large white snake wearing the shell of a human woman.
The appearance was quite terrifying, yet there was an oddly alluring quality to it.
She had coiled her serpentine body around a middle-aged fat man, inflicting countless horrific lacerations on his body, her eyes filled with venomous resentment as she stared at the people who rushed in.
"Save me... Save me..." The fat man had a strong vitality and was still not dead. He struggled and his eyes were filled with the desire to live.
In the midst of speaking, Li Biao raised his hand and threw out a series of flying knives with great speed and ferocity, each blade aimed precisely at the vital points of the snake creature.
Nevertheless, the Snake Woman was incredibly agile, twisting her body to avoid most of the flying knives. Only a few struck, creating minor punctures in her scales, with the wounds being superficial.
"You cruel human executioners... you all deserve to die! All deserve to die!" The Snake Woman hissed her resentments.
Li Biao was taken aback, "This thing is tough to deal with."
Seeing this, Xu Tianci and the others also recognized the creature’s strength, but given the urgency of the situation, they were forced to act. The three men surrounded her in an attack formation, pressing forward.
Inside the cramped private room, a fierce battle ensued with loud clashes.
Xu Tianci, as the "Warrior," took the lead, blocking the tail swipes of the Snake Woman. Li Biao and another person leaped and dodged, attempting to strike her head and vitals.
However, perhaps the more humanlike the "supernatural species," the stronger they were, the Snake Woman managed to hold her own against the three and even gained a slight advantage.
After the assault, Xu Tianci and his companions were all wounded and were forced to retreat.
"We can take her down."
"Continue!"
They each took out small bottles and jars, poured them into their mouths, their complexions growing rosy as they prepared to battle again.
Although the snake creature was strong, the gap between their strengths wasn’t too vast, and as she was trapped in the private room with nowhere to escape, the three men were determined to guard the doorway, intending to wear her down to death.
Just then, Xu Shu suddenly stepped forward, blocking them and saying, "Brother, hold your hands for a moment. I see this Snake Woman is not ordinary; she’s very human-like. Perhaps we can pry a lot of information from her mouth!"
Xu Tianci immediately shook his head, "It’s no use, Xinglong Manor has a way with snakes, these creatures are dead set, they would rather die than betray any information."
Li Biao also said, "Brother Yu, we appreciate your kindness, but you don’t understand Xinglong Manor, these folks are not that simple!"
To even train snake creatures... Xinglong Manor is quite formidable...
Xu Shu imperceptibly withdrew his gaze from the beautiful and lovely face of the Snake Woman and continued, "Fighting like this is not a solution. I see Brother Tianci is seriously injured, and to continue would mean greater loss. It’s not advisable to fight on.