"Without death, there would be no rebirth and progress, right?"

Jack clasped his hands behind his back and spoke softly...

"Death is life, life is death, a cycle of never-ending vitality."

"Hmm..."

"Seems to make quite a bit of sense."

Yun You touched his chin and smiled, "I didn't realize, Jack, you sound quite like a poet."

"Of course."

Jack accepted the compliment and boasted, "I was once an outstanding student among us, well-known in middle school. If I had attended the normal college selection process, getting into the University of Biotechnology's special recruitment class would be a sure thing."

"It's a pity my family wouldn't let me continue studying, and so I became a mercenary... sigh."

He sighed but didn't linger on the subject for long.

"Forget it, talking about the past is meaningless, let's get back to the main topic."

With that, he made a call downstairs to Frost Moon, summoning the little hacker to join them.

...

"So, our main task now is to find those five pieces of internal organs, right?"

Frost Moon looked at the ceiling and asked casually.

"That's right."

Yun You nodded, adding, "Even though we are not sure if Aurora's method is correct, our top priority is still to collect those pieces of organs."

"According to the Hammer Vanguard Squad, when they saw the organs back then, these things already showed signs of 'resurrection,' and it wouldn't take long to create a 'complete body.'"

"Remember, this information is from 20 years ago! They thought the organs were already starting to revive then, what about now? Could they be nearly completed?"

"In any case, we must speed up and find all the organs as soon as possible before they are fully resurrected."

"Otherwise, we might have to face the fully resurrected BOSS."

Yun You patted Frost Moon's little head and asked, "Do you guys have any instruments that can detect life signs? Or is there such a function in the chip?"

"Those organs might be buried underground, without special instruments, they'd be hard to find."

Hearing this, Frost Moon thought for a moment.

"We definitely have one."

He pointed to his own head and explained, "My Hacker Chip can detect bioelectrical signals, with a maximum detection radius of about 5 meters."

"As long as those organs are still alive, I can locate them."

"But the problem now is that Yangshan Town is still too large. Searching piece by piece, we probably wouldn't finish even if we searched for a week, so we need to demarcate a few areas."

As his words fell, Jack conveniently took out the small town map he drew in the afternoon, laying it on the table.

"Chica, do you have any ideas? See if you can mark a few key areas for us to prioritize our search."

Yun You nodded and focused on the map, recalling Aurora's last reminder in his mind.

"Perhaps we can use a 'macro perspective' to view the village, mainly observing the shape, looking at the terrain and building distribution... there might be something fishy there."

Shape, terrain.

In fact, Yun You had long noticed the characteristics of the town's shape.

The terrain of Yangshan Town, at first glance, seems random, just a chaotic cluster of buildings enclosed by a wall.

But upon careful observation, its layout resembles a human abdomen.

The outermost "wall" is the belly, within are locations for heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, all corresponding to certain buildings, such as the ancestral hall and civic assembly.

And this coincides strongly with the origin of Yangshan Town — the organs of the young king have a significant connection.

Although some positions might not be entirely accurate, for instance, there are over ten wooden houses where the lungs should be, overall, focusing the search on these buildings representing "organs" on the map should be no problem.

So, the little girl marked off these specific buildings.

"Focus on searching these, they seem deliberately placed."

"Start from the Sentry Tower representing the 'lungs'!"

With that, Yun You closed the map, stood up, and said in a deep voice, "No time to lose, let's launch the operation tonight!"

"Move at night?"

Upon hearing this, Frost Moon was somewhat surprised.

It was exactly 2 a.m., which, according to the old-time reckoning of the town, was "chou time."

One hour later, the third midnight bell — the Fog Bell — would ring, signifying that the town's mist would reach its peak, covering all people and objects in dust.

According to Mayor Kong, this was the most dangerous time at night, and staying safely in one's room was the wisest choice.

Yet Yun You had no intention of sleeping and was preparing to explore outside at this time, a decision far too bold and hard for Frost Moon to comprehend.

But Jack, standing by the side, understood the little girl's intention.

"Chica's idea is correct, Frost Moon."

"Although the Fog Bell during yin time symbolizes danger, think about it, we've all encountered 'it' before, and we know 'it's' harmful methods."

"As long as we stick together, it's hard for it to directly threaten our lives."

"In this case, it's no longer a significant threat. Rather than hiding from it, we should take the initiative, perhaps gathering more intel this way."

Listening to Jack's words, Yun You nodded in agreement, affirming the mercenary's explanation.

"Jack is right, and besides acquiring intel, moving at night has another advantage, which is..."

She motioned with her mouth, glancing outside at the buildings.

More accurately, at the inhabited buildings.

"We can avoid the villagers, act freely."

"During the day, some places they might not let us in, like the ancestral hall."

"So let's take advantage of the night and turn these places upside down!"

With this explanation, the two understood the little girl's idea, and as employees, they naturally had no objection.

Thus, the three took a brief rest, then went downstairs together, quietly opened the wooden cabin door, and stepped into the darkness.

...

The night in Yangshan Town was eerily quiet.

In its embrace, no conversations were heard, nor were there any snores.

All there was, was the rustling sound of the wind sweeping through the little path, echoing through the narrow roads.

Since the fog wasn't very thick, Yun You could barely make out the road beneath.

Relying on the memory they stored during the day, they smoothly crossed half the town, reaching the somewhat familiar sentry tower.

The light at the top of the Sentry Tower was still on, but it was unguarded, desolate, and somewhat unsettling.

Yun You did not directly climb to the tower's top.

She had already been to the top during the day; it was barren, without anything that could contain organs.

She led Jack and Frost Moon quietly to the side of the door at the tower's base.

This was a storeroom. She had glanced at it during the day, the door was always closed, secured by a large metal lock.

If anything was hidden in the Sentry Tower, it could only be inside here.

"..."

Yun You signaled to Frost Moon with her eyes, and he swiftly understood, taking his lock-picking tools, opening the metal lock in no time.

"Shhh~"

The little girl made a "silencing" gesture, then gently pushed open the door.

She thought the room would be filled with clutter.

But as the door fully opened, what lay inside stunned Yun You and the others.

"Crack... crack..."

"Crack..."

The sound of joints moving echoed from within the door.

They emanated from numerous... people.

In this small storage room stood a crowd of people, dressed as the villagers of Yangshan Town, whom Yun You and her companions had never seen.

They seemed unaccustomed to the light, so as soon as Yun You opened the door, they all tilted their heads, staring intently at the three with emotionless eyes.

Then, they broke into a sinister smile.

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