Sequence Highway Survival: I Upgrade Supplies in the Apocalypse-Chapter 225: The Situation Grows Ever More Dire

The Temple.

Inside the dim main hall of the temple, eighteen half-body divine statues flickered in and out of visibility. Some were hidden in areas with insufficient light, only revealing a vague, ferocious silhouette.

Even in the brightest spots, those few half-body divine statues seemed somewhat eerie and sinister.

In a corner stood a brand new statue, its form graceful and its expression gentle.

If Chen Ye were here, he would definitely be able to recognize this as Su Mansheng, the one who had previously wanted him to take her away.

A shriveled old man with an exceptionally large head knelt piously before the eighteen half-body divine statues, mumbling something incessantly under his breath. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

The usually solemn and dignified temple hall was empty today, save for the Big Head Village Chief himself.

Even the old man who guarded the temple gate was nowhere to be seen.

Three incense sticks as thick as a finger were stuck in the incense burner. Amidst the curling smoke, the atmosphere in the hall was rendered even more ghastly and terrifying.

It must be known that Divine Elephant Village was extremely short on supplies. Even this kind of incense sticks likely had very little in reserve.

Generally, the temple only used this type of incense during extremely important occasions.

Starting from this morning.

The Big Head Village Chief had moved into the temple, kneeling motionless before the eighteen half-body divine statues.

Footsteps sounded outside the temple.

The Big Head Village Chief seemed jolted awake from some emotional state, hurriedly raising his head and opening a pair of bloodshot eyes to look at the eighteen divine statues before him.

He stared for a long while before slowly regaining his senses.

By then, someone had already arrived outside the hall's entrance.

"Village Chief, Wu Dawei is dead. Chu Che, Captain Chu, and Chen Ye, Mr. Chen, are here."

The Big Head Village Chief murmured, "It's... starting already?"

"Sigh... May the Eighteen Grandpas bless us, bless Divine Elephant Village to survive this calamity!"

After saying this, the Big Head Village Chief finally stood up and called out to the outside, "Please, invite them in!!!"

Upon hearing the Village Chief's words, Chen Ye and the others were ushered into the main hall by the Village Chief's assistant, Xiao Zheng.

Wait, discussing matters inside the main hall probably isn't appropriate, is it?

Though Chen Ye inwardly grumbled, he didn't say anything, maintaining a serious expression as he entered the hall with the group.

The moment he stepped into the hall, Chen Ye felt something was off about the place.

He didn't know why, but it just felt extremely uncomfortable.

It was as if countless pairs of sinister, malevolent eyes in the darkness were scrutinizing you, examining every inch of your body from all three hundred and sixty degrees.

A thin mist rose around Chen Ye's body, making him feel slightly better.

Those half-body statues still stood tall within the hall.

Wait!

This statue seems like...

Thanks to the acute senses of a Superhuman.

Chen Ye spotted the half-body statue in the corner at a single glance.

That vaguely familiar form caused Chen Ye's pupils to instantly contract to the size of pinpricks.

It's Su Mansheng!

Why is she here?

Has she become a 'Grandpa' in the temple?

Right, that old man addressed her that way before!

Chen Ye's mind was a tempest of thoughts, but his facial expression remained as placid as an ancient well without a ripple. He merely swept his gaze over those lofty statues once, then didn't look at them again.

Using his peripheral vision, he paid slight attention to his teammates' expressions. Chu Che also seemed to have noticed something amiss.

If Chen Ye weren't extremely familiar with Chu Che, Squad Leader Chu, he wouldn't have noticed the slight flicker in Squad Leader Chu's eye corner just now.

As for the Pink-haired Girl, looking at how carefree and bold the girl was, she probably hadn't noticed.

"Village Chief, Wu Dawei is dead, and all the other villagers in Room 132 are also dead..."

Assistant Xiao Zheng recounted the bloody incident that had just occurred from beginning to end.

The expression on the Big Head Village Chief's face grew increasingly grim.

Chen Ye and the others had come here to see how the Big Head Village Chief would react to this matter, or if he had any countermeasures.

Judging by his expression, he likely didn't have any good solutions either.

Chu Che couldn't help but speak up, "Village Chief, did you sense anything just now?"

As a pathfinder, he naturally understood the meaning of this question.

The Village Chief sighed, "It's here. Or rather, they are already here!"

"I don't know when they arrived!"

"But Divine Elephant Village is in great danger now!"

Chen Ye couldn't help but speak up, "Village Chief, weren't you able to see the memories before a person's death before? Wu Dawei's corpse is right outside the door. Why don't you take a look?"

The Big Head Village Chief hesitated for a moment, then instructed Xiao Zheng to bring in the corpse that had killed itself before Chen Ye and Chu Che.

Chen Ye was somewhat curious. Was this guy planning not to leave the temple hall at all today?

In principle, religious places like this were generally sacred and inviolable.

Forget bringing a dead body inside, even inviting Chen Ye and these others inside to discuss unrelated matters was inappropriate.

But this was their Village Chief's order.

Chen Ye had even less reason to object. After all, it was Divine Elephant Village's temple. They could do as they pleased.

Everyone stared intently at the Village Chief's actions.

The Village Chief reached out and held his hand over the corpse's head without touching it.

Streams of multicolored light floated and sank within his palm.

After about three minutes, the Village Chief opened his eyes, his gaze weary.

"I saw Wu Dawei kill his other roommates, then, in front of Squad Leader Chu and Mr. Chen..."

"The murderer was Wu Dawei himself!"

"What?"

After waiting all this time, they hadn't expected this conclusion.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

Chen Ye even felt as if an icy-cold snake was slithering up his back.

Everyone knew this incident was definitely the work of an Anomaly.

But what the Village Chief saw was actually Wu Dawei doing it himself!

This was simply...

"I know Wu Dawei. He was usually very honest and got along well with everyone!"

"Village Chief..."

Assistant Xiao Zheng was somewhat panicked, his voice trembling with fear.

Based on his understanding, Wu Dawei would absolutely never kill anyone.

The latter part of his statement clearly doubted whether the Village Chief had seen correctly.

But his trust in the Village Chief prevented Assistant Xiao Zheng from voicing his doubt completely.

The Big Head Village Chief didn't mind Assistant Xiao Zheng's questioning, merely saying wearily, "What I saw is all there is."

"However, what I saw doesn't necessarily represent the truth!"

"I can only see the most vivid parts of Wu Dawei's memories before death. Perhaps some details even Wu Dawei himself didn't pay attention to, so I certainly can't see them either!"

"For Superhumans, there is no perfect ability."

"For Superhumans, abilities are merely tools. Analyzing specific situations still requires using your brain."

"Squad Leader Chu, you can write that down in your notebook!"

The Big Head Village Chief made a slight digression, saying this to Chu Che.

The Big Head Village Chief then brought the topic back, saying, "I could feel Wu Dawei's panic, despair, and regret before his death!"

"Clearly, something beyond his understanding occurred!"

"Therefore, I conclude that Anomalies are definitely within Divine Elephant Village."

"Perhaps, more people will die very soon!"

Just as the Village Chief uttered these words.

Panicked voices were heard again from outside the door.

The voice sounded like it belonged to the village's security officer.

"Village Chief, Assistant Xiao Zheng, the people in Number 12 are dead, all dead!"

The security officer who rushed in was filled with panic. At this moment, he couldn't care less about whether the temple hall was a place one could just barge into.

He charged right in.

Assistant Xiao Zheng's body trembled slightly as he urgently asked, "All dead? How many people died?"

The security officer's pupils trembled violently, and even his hands shook. He swallowed hard and said in a voice cracking with strain, "All dead. There were seven people in Number 12, all dead!"

"Among them, except for Zeng Qiang, all the others were killed!"

"Only Zeng Qiang, Zeng Qiang committed suicide!!"