Chapter 1185: Chapter 1185: Gathering (8)

“Boss, we’ve arrived!”

Cao Xiaosha hoisted his backpack and was the first to jump off the boat. With a light tap of his toes, he effortlessly skipped over the shallow water and landed on the beach.

A cold gust of wind followed, and before Cao Xiaosha could react, Gu Yelin was already standing behind him.

Cao Xiaosha’s mouth twitched, his admiration for Gu Yelin reaching an even greater height.

Soon after, Tan Yulin, Qiao Si, Eddie, An Zhiyu, along with Xiao Hei and Old Jin, all disembarked quickly and walked briskly toward the island.

“Something’s wrong! Wait! I smell blood!”

The keen-nosed Xiao Hei widened his round eyes, a look of alarm flashing across them.

“It’s fine. Keep moving!”

Gu Yelin didn’t pause, his pace quickening. Blood in the air? Did she know something had happened here and came back for this? Could she be in danger?

Those following Gu Yelin could feel the oppressive, violent aura emanating from him becoming heavier and more intense, almost suffocating.

When they finally saw the lifeless bodies scattered across the ground, the murderous aura of everyone shot through the roof.

“Unbelievable! Who could be so vicious to slaughter an entire village?! Not even sparing the elderly and children!”

Tan Yulin’s eyes reddened as he gazed at the lifeless child, just three or four years old, cradled protectively in the arms of a deceased elder next to his feet. Even his voice trembled as he spoke.

The child had already been killed, his throat slashed clean with one stroke! Before dying, his chubby little hands had still been gripping tightly onto the elder’s clothes. No one could fathom the despair this child must have felt in those moments! Striking down women and children—what kind of ruthless monster could bring themselves to commit such atrocities!

The murderous aura around Gu Yelin seemed almost tangible. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small cloth pouch, handing it to Eddie.

“It’s your turn!”

Without another word, Eddie accepted the pouch and opened it. Inside were several personal items frequently used by An Yiqing. He gathered them in his hand, slowly closed his eyes, and began mumbling softly under his breath.

“Do you really think Eddie can pull it off?” Tan Yulin whispered to Cao Xiaosha, gesturing subtly with his hands.

Cao Xiaosha nodded with certainty, “Don’t worry. Eddie’s family has a unique artifact-tracking technique. As long as they have commonly used items from the missing person, they can pinpoint their location within a specific range.”

This was precisely why Gu Yelin had gone to great lengths to activate the satellite system of Country Jin—because Eddie’s methods could work only within a certain range, ensuring An Yiqing’s whereabouts could be precisely located.

A moment later, Eddie abruptly opened his tightly shut eyes, a red gleam flashing across them.

“Northeast direction! Besides Xiao Qing, there are many others there!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, Gu Yelin vanished from sight.

Simultaneously, the single bed in the old woman’s bedroom was blasted apart by a micro-bomb!

“Damn it! That old hag actually used such sturdy material to make the bedframe! I thought it was just a wooden bed!”

The man in the gray coat cursed viciously, spitting as his face twisted with frustration and his hair now covered in dust.

The group standing beside him watched the gaping hole created by the explosion with trepidation. They had found the entrance to the hidden passage, but none dared go in!

This was because the man in the gray coat ended up using the black, high-powered bomb! While the explosion itself wasn’t loud, its destructive force was immense. Now the passage below was barely holding together! If they went down now, chances were they wouldn’t get back out alive!

“B-brother! What do we do now?”

“What do we do?! We wait! Let that old hag and whoever came to save her get buried alive! Then we haul her corpse back! I’ll handle explaining things to the boss!”