Chapter 447 - 447 328 thorny demon

447: Chapter 328 thorny demon 447: Chapter 328 thorny demon As Bena spoke, Aaron suddenly felt a surge of excitement.

It wasn’t that he cared much about the money she had mentioned, but rather, he was finally reaping some rewards from the “Demon Hunting” endeavor.

You see, no one had ever believed him before, and his words were always dismissed as nonsense.

This time, not only did someone believe him, but they were even willing to pay him to help, which made him feel that everything he did had meaning.

Yes, this feeling was like a struggling online writer who had never been able to secure a contract, and then one day, he discovered that his book was being charged for, and he had genuine readers supporting him.

Suppressing the excitement within, Aaron tried to appear calm and collected, and inquired more about the details of the case.

“By the way, the text message my mother sent should still be here, you can have a look…”

Bena picked up the phone with a shattered screen from the ground, fiddled with it, and it turned on; surprisingly, it wasn’t completely broken and could still function minimally when plugged into a charger.

Aaron took the phone, and as Bena pulled up the text message, his expression grew increasingly solemn.

The message left by Bena’s mother was very brief, consisting of just a few words:

There’s a monster outside, don’t go out!

“There’s a monster outside, don’t go out…”

Aaron mulled over the sentence, and for a moment, the whole affair seemed even more enigmatic.

“If we go solely by this sentence, that implies that the monster might have been right outside your home when your parents encountered it, either as they were leaving or returning…”

“Moreover, the fact that your mother had time to send that message suggests that the monster didn’t overpower her instantly; in other words, the monster might not be very strong…”

Aaron paced back and forth in the living room, desperately recalling the stories Grandpa Barr had told him, trying to figure out which kind of monster acted this way.

“Scythe demon?

No, not that…

Their methods are usually brutal, and their ambushes conclude fights instantly, not allowing Bena’s parents a chance to send a text…”

“Glutton Demon?

Seems not right either…

These creatures are nearly extinct, and people they attack usually don’t leave a body behind…”

“Hmm… could it be a Thorny Demon?

It sounds about right…

They enjoy pulling pranks and aren’t very strong.

If it were such an inferior demon, it might indeed allow its victims some reactions…”

Aaron thought for a while and gradually began piecing together clues, but he was still hesitant to confirm his suspicion and immediately asked Bena to accompany him to the crime scene.

The so-called crime scene couldn’t be definitively confirmed yet, only suspected to be the open space right outside their house, where Bena’s parents’ bodies were discovered.

Bena didn’t mention details about the bodies, and it seemed that she wasn’t very clear about them either; the police had cleaned them up immediately after discovery.

According to the veteran officer, Henry, in charge of the case, the bodies had highly decomposed over the days, and to protect Bena’s mental health, they were incinerated right after the investigation and evidence collection, with no chance for the family to see the bodies.

Imagining such a scene, Aaron felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Although he deemed himself a Demon Hunter, he was also, fundamentally, an ordinary person.

He had not undergone any rigorous training, nor had he experienced real terror.

Even so, his so-called fearless belief emboldened him to seek out monsters, but when confronted with the corpses of his own kind, he still felt a sense of trepidation.

This seemed contradictory, but it actually fit the behavior style of such a stereotypical adolescent.

In the end, the two of them lingered in front of the door of the small red house for quite a while.

Aaron looked at the scene on the ground and slowly voiced his inner suspicions.

“Maybe, I think I know what is causing this trouble, hmm…

but I can’t be one hundred percent certain yet, I need to investigate more…”

Upon hearing his words, Bena immediately perked up her ears, looking at him with a face full of surprise.

Did he know?

Could it be that he hadn’t deceived me?

Was he really a Demon Hunter?

His efficiency is too high!

A series of thoughts emerged in Bena’s mind, and she couldn’t wait to ask about the details of the situation.

“Although I’m not sure yet, I’m about seventy percent certain that there was more than one assailant who attacked your parents!”

“More than one!?”

Bena exclaimed.

“Yes, if I’m not mistaken, the ones who attacked your parents should be thorny demons!”

Aaron nodded and explained earnestly.

“According to records, thorny demons are a type of inferior demon.

They usually live in groups and especially enjoy playing pranks.

A single thorny demon is not very strong; even an ordinary adult can defeat them.

However, once they gather in groups, the level of danger they pose significantly increases and becomes very dangerous!”

“These thorny demons like to play pranks; if they capture their prey, they generally won’t kill them immediately but will first torture them, causing them to emit painful cries.

Perhaps this is also why your mother had the chance to send you a warning text message…”

He said this while glancing at Bena’s expression, seeing her initially stunned and then transforming into a cold and angry demeanor, he couldn’t help but sigh inwardly:

“It seems my decision to come out and hunt monsters was the right one.

In those places I don’t know about, how many people like this girl are suffering from the pain caused by monsters…

No, I must find the killers as soon as possible to prevent them from doing something like this again!”

Bena’s expression at this moment was extremely grim; just thinking about her parents possibly enduring great pain before their deaths made her heart inevitably fill with sadness and anger.

After quite a while, she managed to suppress her anger and asked, “Aaron, thank you; are you really sure that the killers were those thorny demons?”

Aaron first nodded and then shook his head, saying:

“No, I can’t be sure, but I think it’s very likely that it was their doing.

Look here…”

Saying this, he squatted down, pointing at some marks on the ground.

“These are some plant needles, which should be from a pine tree.

Ordinarily, a pine forest is one of the preferred habitats of thorny demons.”

“Moreover, look here, there are some very shallow small footprints; judging by the number, there must have been more than seven or eight owners of these footprints.

This also undoubtedly matches their characteristics…”

Bena went over and saw, finding it exactly as he had said, and in her heart, she acknowledged what he had said.

“These damned devils!

Aaron, please, help me kill them!

I will reward you!

You can have anything you want!

Just help me kill these devils and avenge my parents!”