After listening to the girl's account, the two of them basically understood what had happened that night.
"I believe he isn't a bad person. If you catch him, I hope you can..."
The girl's tone was weak, and she did not continue.
She knew that with her status, she had no right to plead for anyone.
"Don't worry. Whether he's good or bad, we'll investigate it properly." Vi understood what the girl meant, then continued, "It's just that he really has affected public order. We have to confirm whether he has any intent to harm innocent people."
Soon, the two left the girl's place.
As they walked along the road, Vi said, "What do you think? Is the werewolf she described real?"
Caitlyn thought for a moment and said, "I don't think she has any reason to deceive us, much less any need to make up what the killer looks like. From the way she described him, it doesn't sound fake."
Vi nodded and said, "Thinking about it carefully, there really haven't been any ordinary people killed these past two days. Everyone who was attacked was someone with dirty hands..."
Naturally, Vi had looked into the eight people who had died over the past two days.
All of them had poor reputations. It was just that in a place like Zaun, the line between good and bad was already blurry.
Many people who ran with gangs had blood on their hands.
"The description of the werewolf is still only the girl's side of the story. As for what he's really like, we have to understand it ourselves."
Caitlyn's tone was very calm.
After all, her judgment could not be influenced solely by one person's description. No matter what, that werewolf was still someone who had killed eight people.
Hearing this, Vi nodded again. "I know. For now, let's go to the Gray Nails' turf first."
Her eyes narrowed slightly, anger churning inside them.
Very soon, they returned to the Gray Nails' territory and found Miranda.
"Did you find anything?"
Miranda, who still did not know what had happened, came up to greet them.
She had only just finished speaking when Vi slammed her against the wall without the slightest politeness. One Hextech fist struck the wall beside her directly.
With a boom, broken stones tumbled down. Miranda's scalp went numb from the shock, and she was frightened as well.
She still did not understand why this little firecracker had been set off again.
"We've basically figured out the situation." Vi's expression was cold, her eyes fixed on Miranda. "Your two subordinates deserved to die. Now, I'll warn you one last time."
"I don't care if they take drugs, go crazy, or even cut themselves with knives. But if anything this vile comes out from under your people again, ruining all of Zaun's atmosphere and reputation, I guarantee the Gray Nails will disappear from this world."
Her words carried an overwhelming pressure, making Miranda, who was leaning against the wall, feel suffocated.
Although she did not know the situation, she still nodded repeatedly. "I promise, this won't happen again. I have no reason to smuggle Shimmer in the first place..."
"That's not what I'm talking about."
Vi withdrew her fist and slowly explained what had happened to the girl.
It was not that her sense of justice had suddenly exploded. Rather, she was now Zaun's manager, and she was also a child who had grown up in Zaun.
Seeing this place dragged down and stained by vermin and filthy trash made anger rise in her for no reason.
Because she knew that Zaun was clearly not like this. There were many beautiful things here too.
Yet because of some people, some self-destructive, useless bastards, every Zaunite had to keep their head down in front of outsiders.
Rape was the kind of thing that, no matter where it happened, would leave a stain that could not be washed away in a short time.
That was what made Vi so furious right now.
If the killer had not appeared that night, an innocent girl would have been violated. She might even have been killed and disposed of afterward.
The more Vi thought about that outcome, the more terrifying it became.
After Miranda finished listening, she finally understood why Vi was angry.
Although in her view, this was not really some especially major matter, she still did not dare to get on Vi's bad side right now.
She spoke again. "I promise you, this kind of thing won't happen again. Now that those two have already paid the price for their actions, I think we should focus on that killer."
"We'll try to make a move tonight."
After Vi finished speaking, she began discussing countermeasures with Caitlyn.
After thinking it over, Caitlyn said, "Judging from the killer's behavioral logic over the past two days, he likes appearing at night in sparsely populated places and targets either one or two people at a time. I don't know whether he has any counter-surveillance awareness, but tonight may be our best chance to catch him."
After listening, Vi nodded. "Then we'll take the initiative and draw him out."
Caitlyn had no objections to that. After all, they could not turn all of Zaun upside down to search for the killer.
The only choice was to follow the killer's behavioral logic, give him a chance to strike, and lure him into taking the bait.
"Then that's what we'll do. I'll go notify Ekko."
Vi made her decision.
She immediately headed to the Firelights and found Ekko.
Ekko naturally knew about what Vi had been dealing with over the past two days. He asked, "How's the investigation into the killer going?"
Vi said, "We basically have a lead. Right now, I need the Firelights' help."
Ekko nodded. "Tell me what you need."
"I'm planning to actively lure that killer into making a move tonight. But we need bait first. When the time comes, we'll move in groups of three and wait in places with few people for him to bite. Once he appears, call people over immediately."
Vi briefly explained the plan.
After thinking it over, Ekko felt there was no problem with it, so he nodded. "All right."
Then, while night had yet to arrive, Vi sent people to spread the word, warning everyone not to go near sparsely populated places at night alone or in pairs.
Of course, this message was mainly a warning to gang members.
Because normal ordinary people basically did not approach deserted places anyway.
Aside from asking the Firelights for help, Vi also notified several gangs to take action.
After all, although there was only one killer, they did not know where he would strike. With more people, they would have an easier time discovering him.
Once everything was ready, they only had to wait for night to fall.
Soon, night arrived, though for Zaun, there was little visible difference between night and day.
Vi and Caitlyn formed a two-person team, walking slowly down an empty alley.
Vi asked, "What time is it?"
Caitlyn estimated, "Probably almost eleven."
Vi nodded. "Not long until midnight."
The two occasionally chatted, but they also remained alert to their surroundings, making sure they could discover the killer at the first possible moment.
However, after walking side by side for a while, they still had not seen the killer make a move.
Now, midnight was approaching, and they knew the critical moment was nearly here.
Time passed second by second. The only sound in the quiet surroundings was their footsteps, and the temperature in the air dropped little by little.
After all, it was a winter night. The temperature was not going to be high.
Vi glanced at Caitlyn beside her and casually asked, "Are you cold?"
Caitlyn shook her head. "Not too cold."
"Mm." Vi nodded lightly and said, "Do you think the girl's feeling is reliable?"
Caitlyn asked, "What feeling?"
Vi said, "That the guy isn't a bad person."
"Maybe. After all, we haven't seen it with our own eyes. It's still too early to draw a conclusion."
Caitlyn said.
Vi thought for a moment, then said, "If that girl's feeling is right, and that killer only targets bad people, then I actually hope it's true."
"I hope so too." Caitlyn shared the same thought. Then she added, "But maybe it's just a coincidence. After all, murderers don't care whether someone is good or bad. And how would he even tell the difference?"
"That's true."
Vi felt that their hopes were somewhat unrealistic. Although the people who had died over the past two days were not good people, how did the killer know whether they were good or bad?
Judging from the traces left when he attacked, it did not look like he had investigated in advance at all. It seemed more like he struck at random.
She let out a heavy breath and collected herself. "I hope everything can be settled tonight."
"I hope so too."
Caitlyn nodded lightly.
"Ah!"
Suddenly, a scream rang out from a nearby street, echoing through the air and breaking the current silence.
Vi and Caitlyn exchanged a glance. Without the slightest hesitation, they rushed at full speed toward the direction of the scream.
When the two arrived, they found only one person lying there, with a large pool of blood around him.
"Not one of ours?" Vi found that he was alone, his eyes wide open and filled with terror, blood pouring from his neck.
Who knew what this guy had come here to do? The people she had called over were all in groups of at least three, and she had specifically reminded them never to act alone.
She had already spread the warning beforehand. If someone still ignored the advice and walked alone at a time like this, then there was really nothing she could do.
Caitlyn stepped forward and checked the person lying there. "He's already dead. His major artery was bitten through. It was probably the killer we're looking for. He couldn't take the body away, maybe because he sensed we were coming."
"The blood trail points this way. He hasn't run far. Let's chase him."
Vi noticed the bloodstains the killer had left behind while fleeing and immediately set off in pursuit.
At this moment, several hoverboards came from afar. They had clearly heard the scream and rushed over immediately.
Whoosh!
At this time, a firework-like signal flare shot into the sky, but it was already in the distance.
Vi could not help freezing for a moment when she saw it. "That fast?"
Not much time had passed between the killer fleeing and the two of them arriving, yet the other side had already escaped over there.
No matter what, even if it was far, they still had to chase.
"Vi, hoverboard!"
At this moment, a Firelights member threw a hoverboard directly toward Vi.
Vi caught it in one hand. Over the past few days, she had already learned how to control the hoverboards from the Firelights, so she activated it skillfully and leapt onto it with one step.
Then she turned back and extended her hand toward Caitlyn, who was chasing after her.
Caitlyn immediately grabbed her Hextech gauntlet. Vi directly controlled the hoverboard to accelerate, racing off into the distance.
Mid-flight, she pulled with a burst of strength and hauled Caitlyn up, placing her behind her.
Caitlyn also stepped onto the hoverboard, both hands tightly hugging Vi.
To be honest, she was a little afraid of heights.
Maybe it was not fear of heights, but fear of this kind of situation where there was no safety equipment at all and they were flying absurdly fast.
In any case, with the speed of the hoverboard, Vi and the others quickly arrived at the place where the signal flare had risen.
Whoosh!
Another signal flare rose, showing that the killer had already changed locations again.
The signal flares had been prepared to summon everyone at the first possible moment, so without hesitation, Vi immediately headed that way.
On the way, she ran into Ekko, who had also hurried over.
"He's just ahead. We'll split up and surround him."
After seeing Vi, Ekko said this and immediately controlled his hoverboard to accelerate, flying toward the other side.
Vi controlled her hoverboard to speed toward the opposite direction. Very soon, she and Caitlyn saw the killer.
The other party was running on all fours, racing through the streets and alleys like a beast. His speed was as fast as a flying arrow. In the blink of an eye, he went from one street to another.
And he really was just as the girl had described, covered in fur and looking like a werewolf.
The other party had clearly sensed that he was being encircled, but he showed no intention of counterattacking. He kept fleeing at high speed, and his speed was actually on par with the hoverboards.
Vi activated the hoverboard beneath her feet at maximum output. In an instant, the hoverboard shot forward, reaching its top speed.
At this speed, the hoverboard's energy consumption would double.
But it also successfully helped Vi close the distance until she was only a dozen meters or so away from the werewolf.
As if sensing that someone was constantly closing in, the werewolf also entered an accelerated state. He no longer twisted left and right through the alleys. Instead, he leapt straight up, and after several bounds, he reached a higher level.
Stepping onto the rooftops, he glanced left and right with his scarlet eyes, as if confirming his route, then leapt off directly.
Even up high, his speed only increased rather than slowed. He moved as if he were flying over eaves and running along walls, so agile that he did not seem like a wolf at all, but more like a monkey.
In the blink of an eye, he threw Vi a long distance behind him again.
Just then, a rope suddenly shot out from the place where the werewolf had leapt, wrapping tightly around his foot before being pulled taut.
The werewolf lost his balance. Although he did not fall off, he was sent tumbling away and slammed straight into a pile of boxes on the rooftop, knocking fluffy cotton into the air everywhere.
Ekko flew out from the alley. He jumped onto the rooftop while skillfully putting away his hoverboard.
At this moment, the Firelights, along with Vi and Caitlyn, also arrived on hoverboards. They surrounded the rooftop, all of them on high alert.
Vi and Caitlyn landed on the rooftop. Vi's expression was serious as she said, "Don't get careless."
Right now, cotton was flying all over the rooftop, completely blocking everyone's vision.
"Roar!"
Suddenly, a furious roar rang out. The deafening howl directly shook away the cotton in the surroundings.
Vi did not hesitate. She clenched her Hextech gauntlets and charged forward with quick steps. Without another word, she threw a punch.
And the werewolf's scarlet eyes locked onto her in an instant.
But that single glance made the werewolf freeze in place.
Looking at Vi's face, he felt as if his head had exploded. Countless waves of pain instantly surged forth. His heart felt as if it had been dug out alive, or as if someone were gripping it with all their strength. An indescribable suffocation made him suffer beyond words.
So familiar...
But he could not remember. It hurt. His head hurt so much.
His nerves felt as if they were being torn apart. He only felt that this girl was incomparably familiar, as if she had once appeared in his life. But just as he was about to remember, everything was suddenly cut apart.
All he saw was endless darkness closing in.
The girl's face drew closer and closer in his eyes, but what the werewolf felt was only overwhelming sadness and pain.
In the next second, Vi's fist had already fallen.
It smashed viciously into the werewolf. The fist containing Hextech power erupted with tremendous force, blasting the werewolf away and sending him crashing into the wall with a boom.
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