Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 521 - 107: Fire Axe (Part 2)

The underground shopping street is quite large, and if you include the parking lot, it’s even bigger than the mall on the ground floor. That person went through a lot of trouble to monopolize this "treasure land". It’s impossible for him to easily give it up without thoroughly scavenging its resources...

One person, in one week... It’s absolutely impossible to search the entire underground shopping street, barely even a third of it.

"I... I don’t know the reason for his departure." The scavenger shook his head again, "I don’t really care about other people’s affairs... I only remember one morning, after he left the abandoned building, he never came back... Oh, right, he didn’t even come back to retrieve the bedding and daily necessities he left in the building. Later, some scavengers fought over the things he left behind!"

"Left and never came back... didn’t even take the bedding?" Sun Hang’s eyes twitched, "Why didn’t you say so sooner?"

"You... You never asked before!" The scavenger felt somewhat aggrieved in response to Sun Hang’s reprimand.

"He never came back... That roughly leaves us with two possibilities. One, he found some incredible treasure in this underground shopping street and ran off with it overnight... Another, he met with some accident."

"Huh? Accident?" The scavenger was startled, "Are you saying... he died? Died here?"

"I told you from the beginning, there are supernatural entities lurking in this shopping center... You didn’t think I was lying to you, did you?"

"No, no!"

Sun Hang didn’t continue speaking but walked straight ahead.

The locks on most of the shop doors on both sides had been smashed open by something like an axe. Shops selling electronic products, musical instruments, or restaurants and dessert shops were all ransacked more thoroughly. The bookstore on Sun Hang’s right, however, still had its lock intact—clearly, to scavengers, bookstores have the lowest priority.

A music store was also turned into a complete mess, with several record shelves toppled over and boxed records scattered everywhere. In front of a TV for previews were several popcorn movie disks, and the TV screen had a big hole smashed into it.

Sun Hang could completely imagine that person trying to watch some tapes to pass the time but couldn’t find anything to power the TV, and in frustration, smashed the screen with an axe.

Leaving the music store, Sun Hang turned into a nearby pop culture toy store... The acrylic stands and other goods were untouched, but the cabinets by the wall used for displaying figurines had been pried open, leaving various figurine remnants scattered everywhere—a scene comparable to a toy collector’s room raided by kids.

Sun Hang casually picked up a scantily clad girl figurine, but the next moment he noticed many suspicious stains on it, so he promptly tossed it away... Sun Hang could easily guess what those stains were from.

"This guy... really is a bit of a degenerate..." Sun Hang muttered under his breath, "Or... does such an apocalypse-like environment amplify the twisted, dirty thoughts in people’s hearts?"

But no matter how you look at it, one thing is certain—that person seemed quite leisurely while searching this area after spreading rumors about supernatural entities being underground. Not only did he take the time to find tapes he liked to watch, he also took the leisure to do "craftsmanship" on plastic figures...

Sun Hang suddenly had a bold thought—that guy might have left the scavenger-abandoned building to live here?

"Watch your step and surroundings." Sun Hang whispered to the scavenger trailing him.

"What’s up?"

"I’m thinking, if that guy is still here, he might have set up some traps to prevent other scavengers from discovering his secrets," Sun Hang said.

"He’s... he’s still here?" The scavenger was slightly stunned, "How do you know?"

"I’m just guessing." Sun Hang smirked, "Where else would he go besides here?"

"I guess... That’s true." She intended to say the place’s biggest drawback was a lack of electricity, but then reconsidered—the abandoned building where she lived didn’t have electricity either. To charge her phone, flashlight, and power bank, she had to go to a library or school that hadn’t lost power...

Sun Hang backed out of the toy store, uneasily wiping his hands on his pants. But before he could take even two steps, the scavenger behind him suddenly let out a low cry!

"What’s wrong?" Sun Hang immediately heightened his alert, with dozens of metal blades hovering around him.

"On... the ground!" The scavenger pointed to the street side, "That axe!"

Sun Hang looked in the direction she indicated, and saw a brand new emergency axe on the side of the road— its high-hardness alloy blade, polymer-coated handle, and a finely crafted ring at the end. It was clearly a good axe. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

If this had a known outdoor brand label, it could easily sell for eight hundred to a thousand bucks in a mall.

"That axe! It’s the axe that person used!" The scavenger’s tone carried a hint of terror.

"How do you know this is his axe? You said you’re not that interested in others’ affairs." Sun Hang immediately countered.

"This axe... was picked up by a scavenger living with us, he found two and wanted to sell one for something else." The scavenger spoke hurriedly, "I really wanted this axe, but my bid was lower than his... So the axe ended up in his hands... I wouldn’t mistake it, it’s definitely this axe!"

Sun Hang walked over and picked up the axe.

The sides of the blade had some minor scratches, but the blade’s face was intact, with no chips or curling, and it was quite sharp... Normally, even if he found a more handy tool, he wouldn’t just leave this axe behind.

It’s not too heavy, plus it has a ring, so it can be hung anywhere on the body... At crucial moments, whether used as a tool or a weapon, it’s very practical. If you have enough strength, it could even be used as a throwing weapon.

The vast majority of the Xiazhou Federation region, including Shuzhou, has gun bans for civilians—ordinary people would find it hard to find a better weapon than this.

For those survival enthusiasts, in an apocalypse, a fire axe that combines both tool and weapon features is definitely one of the essential pieces of equipment.

"Seems like the guy indeed met an accident." Sun Hang said.

"He didn’t die here, did he..." The scavenger’s eyes flashed with fear, "There really are murderous entities here... I... can I go back..."

"No." Sun Hang shook his head, "You’re working off your debt right now, if you want to go back, I can call the Anomaly Investigation Bureau to pick you up."

"No... Don’t!" The scavenger’s head shook like a rattle. She fully understood what it meant to have the Investigation Bureau come get her, "I’ll go with you! I’ll go with you!"

"Take this." Sun Hang tossed the emergency axe to the scavenger and then circled the spot where the axe was found twice.

No residual meme aura, and no obvious signs of a struggle around... As for footprints on the ground, they’ve disappeared after moving this far.

Why did that guy toss the axe here?

Was it because he was being chased by something and wanted to lighten his load by leaving it by the roadside?