Kryptonian fate deduction, invincibility starts from killing monsters

“Good! Excellent! Brother Shen, you've given me quite a surprise.”

Qian Dazhi, the clerk in charge of the Qiu Lin County's penal affairs office, slammed his hand on the table and stood up, unable to contain the joy on his face.

This kid, Shen Lin, although I've heard about his talents before, it's only been a short time since he joined Sun Zhi's team, and he's already officially become a martial artist.

And he even brought back a demon's corpse.

These are all achievements.

He looked at Shen Lin with fiery eyes, as if he wasn't his subordinate, but his benefactor.

Although he's just a clerk in charge of penal affairs, without any official rank, he can't follow the path of promotion for court officials. However, if he handles demon slaying matters well, he can still gain the favor of the prefecture.

If he's lucky enough to be noticed by the Demon Suppression Division and transferred there as a clerk, that would be an extraordinary stroke of fortune.

“This matter isn't solely my accomplishment; Kong Yu also put in a lot of effort.”

Shen Lin smiled and pointed at Kong Yu beside him.

Carrying the demon's corpse all the way here certainly took a lot of effort.

Kong Yu, who originally looked a bit listless, immediately perked up upon hearing Shen Lin's words, looking expectantly at the clerk in charge of penal affairs.

“Good, good, good, I've noted down your contributions, and I will truthfully report them to the Demon Suppression Division!”

The clerk in charge of penal affairs stroked his beard and nodded with great satisfaction.

Not bad, not arrogant or impetuous, and doesn't forget his colleagues when he has achieved something. He's someone to watch out for.

“Speaking of which, why didn't Squad Leader Sun return with you?”

Upon hearing the question, Shen Lin's expression remained normal as he calmly replied: “At the time, Squad Leader Sun said he had discovered other clues, so he split up with us. He hadn't returned by the time we left, so he must have been delayed by other matters.”

“I see, it's just that he...”

Just as the clerk in charge of penal affairs was about to continue questioning, a shout came from outside the room.

“Something bad has happened!!! Clerk Qian!!!” A constable ran in looking disheveled, shouting as he ran: “Squad Leader Wu discovered a demon while patrolling the streets, and is currently chasing it within the city!”

“What?”

Clerk Qian widened his eyes and immediately asked: “Has the patrol division received the news?”

At the beginning of the Great Wei Dynasty, in order to deal with demon disasters, a patrol division was established in every county.

It consisted of a hundred people, all wearing armor, and equipped with powerful weapons such as ballistae.

Originally, they were the true main force in slaying demons in a county, but as the demon disasters subsided and there were no longer any large-scale demon sightings, they gradually became useless.

Even so, they were still the biggest competitors of the penal affairs office. Every time a demon was discovered, both sides would rush to slay the demon and eliminate evil.

“They should know, after all, the commotion is too big, and many people have seen it.”

Hearing this, Clerk Qian took a deep breath and immediately said: “Immediately go and call Sun...”

He suddenly paused halfway through his sentence.

If this newly discovered demon was killed by their penal affairs office first, it would definitely be a great achievement.

If there was any delay, it would be snatched away by the county's patrol division.

Of course, he wanted to send his own people to take the lead.

But Squad Leader Wu was also a martial artist. The one who could escape from his hands must not be an ordinary small demon.

Therefore, the person sent must also be at the martial artist realm.

But at this moment, the other squad leaders under his command were all out on business, and it would definitely be too late to send someone to find them.

Wait!

Didn't he have Shen Lin here, who had just been promoted to the martial artist realm?

Thinking of this, he slowly turned his head to look, but was immediately stunned.

“Where's Shen Lin???”

Kong Yu stood there alone, scratching his head awkwardly and said: “Brother Shen just left after hearing the news, saying he was going to slay the demon.”

Clerk Qian and Kong Yu stared at each other, their thoughts very similar.

Why is this guy so eager???!

How could he not be eager?

Shen Lin now only has one year left to live.

If he's not proactive in slaying demons and doesn't have enough demon life force to deduce martial arts further, he'll have to go to bed for good when the time comes.

Therefore, after hearing the constable's report, Shen Lin acted directly without Clerk Qian even having to speak.

In the quiet county town in the early morning when the sun is just rising, any unusual movements can be seen at a glance.

Before long, he discovered the dust rising from a distance and the loud noises coming from there.

Found it!

Shen Lin didn't rush to catch up, but carefully studied the situation and found that although the opponent was constantly detouring, the overall goal was fixed.

East Gate!

That guy wants to run out of the city!

Once in the wilderness, demons are naturally better at hiding than humans, and that would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Shen Lin immediately set off, heading straight for the East Gate.

......

Inside the county town, a giant ape covered in black hair, with fangs still stained with blood in its mouth, broke through an earthen wall and rushed out of an alley.

Facing the peddlers and hawkers blocking its path, it didn't slow down at all, its powerful body directly ran over them, tearing those mortals apart.

Squad Leader Wu, who was not far behind it, roared angrily when he saw this scene: “Audacious demon!!!”

Although he was extremely angry, he was not as strong as Sun Zhi, who was in his prime, and could only watch helplessly as the opponent gradually distanced itself from him.

He wanted to slay the demon, but unfortunately, time waits for no one.

Before long, the ape reached the city gate.

Seeing this scene, Squad Leader Wu gritted his teeth, instantly increasing his speed, willing to consume his life force to rush up and stop it.

But just then, the ape demon, which was running wildly ahead, suddenly stopped and turned to grin at Squad Leader Wu.

Squad Leader Wu felt a sense of unease rise in his heart when he saw this scene.

At this time, the city gate was crowded with people preparing to enter and exit the city, a surging tide of people.

Although they started to flee in all directions the moment they saw the ape demon, they ultimately didn't manage to escape completely.

The next moment, the ape demon stretched out its long arms, grabbed a man who had collapsed to the ground in fright from the side, raised him high, and tore him in half.

It bathed in the rain of blood, its face even more狰狞.

Throwing away the remaining corpse in its hand, it stuck out its long tongue and licked the blood on its face, then repeated the process, grabbing a young woman and raising her above its head again.

It glared at Squad Leader Wu and said in a muffled voice: “Old thing! If you chase me again, I'll kill everyone here!”

However, Squad Leader Wu's feet didn't stop at all as he charged straight towards the demon despite the threat.

He knew that even if he listened to the demon's demands and let it leave, the woman would not be able to return safely.

More importantly, if he listened to the demon's demands and let it escape, more and more humans would die at its hands in the future.

“I'm sorry!”

He glanced apologetically at the woman who was struggling and screaming, Squad Leader Wu drew his long saber.

But just as he was about to slash, his face suddenly turned pale, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, stopping in place.

After all, he was old, and the life force in his body was weak and unsustainable, causing him to choke on his breath.

Seeing this, the ape demon was overjoyed, but didn't rush to leave. Instead, it smiled cruelly and shouted: “Old man, you better see clearly, this is...”

Its arm swelled up slightly, exerting force on both sides, seemingly wanting to tear the young woman in half as well.

But the next moment, a black shadow rushed over from the roof next to it, moving extremely fast.

A cold light flashed, and it brushed past the demon and the ape.

“Ah ah ah...”

The next moment, the woman landed screaming, still carrying two black hairy hands.

Thump!

The blood from the ape demon's severed arm spurted out like a fountain, reaching more than ten feet into the sky.

Perhaps because this slash was too fast, there was no pain on its face, only confusion.

Slowly turning its head, it seemed to want to see who had cut off its arm with a single slash.

Unfortunately, what greeted it was a flash of the blade.

The steel saber in Shen Lin's hand slashed at its eyes, going straight in, lifting the skull, and directly beheading it.

With a thud, the headless corpse knelt to the ground, Shen Lin let out a long sigh and muttered: “I made it!”