Chapter 3008: Unconventional Means_1
With the order issued, members of the Martial Soul Hall began to search the route they had come by...
Every civilian and Soul Master who appeared nearby was, without a doubt, captured and taken into the team...
By the time the entire team returned to Gui Mei's location, a certain number of Civilian Soul Masters had already been accumulated!!
The leading deacon stood up straight and proactively reported to Elder Gui, "Report to Elder Gui, we have captured all the Civilian Soul Masters in the vicinity, roughly estimating over a hundred people!!"
Although he did not know what Gui Mei was capturing these Civilian Soul Masters for, due to the other party's identity, he could only act according to orders!!
Gui Mei's brows furrowed slightly as he questioned with suspicion, "Over a hundred people? Only so few? Are you certain you haven't missed anyone?"
Logically speaking, there should be more Civilian Soul Masters in this area!
Upon hearing this, the former answered with certainty, "Elder Gui, I can assure you, we haven't missed a single person, anyone who was a civilian or Soul Master that we encountered has been captured!!"
Gui Mei, upon seeing this, then turned his gaze towards the continually clamoring civilians and Soul Masters...
"I haven't done anything, what right does Martial Soul Hall have to capture me? You must provide a reasonable explanation!"
"Exactly, I have urgent matters to attend to, and was suddenly captured, it's completely nonsensical!!"
"Let me go immediately, otherwise, I will file a complaint against you to the Martial Soul Hall!!"
"This is outrageous, you capture people indiscriminately without any reason, I used to have faith in the conduct of Martial Soul Hall, but I didn't expect it to be like this!"
Gui Mei rubbed his ears, obviously finding the noise annoying. He emanated a slight pressure, then rebuked sternly, "Silence, all of you!!"
In an instant, these civilians and Soul Masters felt their souls and bodies constrained by some force, sweat pouring down their backs...
They wanted to say something, but their words were stuck in their throats...
Their gazes towards the former were also filled with fear...
Only then did Gui Mei speak, "Stop looking at me with those eyes, I won't do anything to you for now, provided that you cooperate!!"
Upon hearing this, the civilians and Soul Masters nodded incessantly to show their understanding...
As long as they could save their lives, they were definitely willing to cooperate!!
Gui Mei then turned to the Martial Soul Hall members and ordered, "You, now conduct a Soul Power test on all the civilians and Soul Masters present. If they possess Soul Power, let them leave!"
"Otherwise, they stay!!"
Abyssal creatures might be able to disguise themselves as humans, but they cannot fake Soul Power as well!
Thus, a Soul Master who possesses Soul Power could not possibly be an abyssal creature in disguise!!
Naturally, the Martial Soul Hall members had no objections and swiftly carried out Soul Power tests on the captured civilians...
Those with Soul Power were released, while civilians without it were kept back...
After completing all this, one of the Martial Soul Hall members couldn't help but express doubt...
"Elder Gui, these here are the civilians who don't possess Soul Power, but I don't quite understand why we are doing this!"
The initial purpose was to search for the soul beasts that had attacked the village, but now they had started to screen the civilians and Soul Masters...
No matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't link these two matters together...
Gui Mei had no intention of responding and warned, "Don't ask what you shouldn't, just do as I say!"
He then focused his gaze back on the civilians before him...
Speaking expressionlessly, he said, "I know that among you, there are abyssal creatures disguised as civilians; however, if you confess now, you may be spared!!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for showing no mercy!!"
If they could find the abyssal creatures this way, it would prove that their intelligence wasn't very high!
But if nothing was found, it would be somewhat tricky, requiring the use of some unconventional measures!
These civilians, upon hearing these words, showed a look of bewilderment on their faces…
"Abyssal creature? What is that? I have absolutely no idea!!"
"Yes, I've only heard of soul beasts before, but never any abyssal creatures!"
"I haven't heard of them either. Could it be that these abyssal creatures can disguise themselves as humans? Sss, isn't that just terrifying?"
"I have no idea what an abyssal creature is, I just want to leave here as soon as possible!!"
Members of the Martial Soul Hall also glanced at one another, equally seeing the confusion in each other's eyes…
Abyssal creatures disguised as humans??
Not only had these civilians never heard of them, but they also had no clue!!
Gui Mei watched the civilians in silence, scrutinizing the changes in each person's expression…
However, he was disappointed!
Not a single flaw could be seen on the faces of these civilians!
It meant that the intelligence of abyssal creatures had already reached that of ordinary humans!!
With this thought, he took a deep breath and sneered, "No one is willing to admit it, huh? Then don't blame me for being impolite!!"
"Members of the Martial Soul Hall, heed my command, seal off the surrounding area completely, no one should be allowed to flee or enter!!"
If they were unwilling to confess voluntarily, then brute force would have to be used to force them into revealing their true forms!!
As for the innocent civilians, sadly, they could only die with resentment!!
The members of the Martial Soul Hall did not hesitate at all; they immediately sealed off the surroundings so tightly that not even a fly could get through…
The civilians, who had never seen such a scene before, had even greater fear in their eyes…
"You… what do you plan to do?? Didn't you say as long as we cooperate, we would be let go??"
"Yes… Yes, there's none of that abyssal creature you speak of among us, let us go quickly!!"
"I… I'm not this abyssal creature, why are you keeping me here!!"
They all had a feeling that something bad was about to happen!!
Gui Mei, without further words, immediately released his Martial Soul…
In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of two civilians and violently grabbed their throats…
The intense feeling of suffocation turned their faces an extremely ghastly shade of blue…
Yet, as the pressure increased, their necks couldn't withstand such terrifying strength and were brutally snapped…
With a "thump," they fell to the ground lifeless, becoming two corpses devoid of vitality…
The rest of the civilians were horror-struck, exclaiming, "Wha… What?? You actually… actually killed them, devi… devil, you are a devil!!"
Hearing this, Gui Mei's expression did not change, still full of a thick intent to kill, he said, "Rest assured, no one present can escape until I find all of the abyssal creatures!!"
After saying that, another powerful oppressive force descended…
In an instant, it crushed several of the civilians before him into a pulp, and their blood completely stained the ground red…
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