Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 124 - 122: Philosophical Strategies

Chapter 124: Chapter 122: Philosophical Strategies

The uncle used some unknown style of boxing, his limbs flailing so intensely that Wen Wen had to scurry away while holding his head, almost unable to resist transforming into vampire mode to counterattack.

Ultimately, Wen Wen did manage to escape from his grasp. After leaving the library, like the previous philosopher, that one vanished as well.

Squatting at the entrance of the museum, Wen Wen pondered his next move.

"Every time someone comes out, they are different, and the second pattern is the same as the first, so this thing might not have intelligence, it’s probably acting according to some set of rules..."

"Whenever the philosophers go berserk, it starts with my answering a question incorrectly. So, what would happen if I were to answer every question correctly?"

"Never mind, let’s try one more time!"

Now that he, Detective Wen, had taken up the gauntlet against this containment item, he refused to believe that he couldn’t handle a mere inanimate object.

On his third visit to the museum, Wen Wen stood in the center, waiting for a new philosopher to appear.

Feeling the slight changes in the mist, Wen Wen turned his head and was instantly shocked, his eyes as wide as an ordinary person’s squint.

This doesn’t look like a philosopher at all!

The person standing behind Wen Wen had a righteous East Asian face with a black mask covering half of it, adorned with a choker with shiny studs around his neck, dressed in black leather pants and jacket—clearly no benign figure.

"Do you, like philosophy?"

This time, Wen Wen decided to answer differently, so after pondering for a second, he said, "No, I do not like it."

Since he aimed to try and answer all questions correctly, he had to start from the very beginning.

"Answer incorrect!"

The masked philosopher glared furiously, tearing apart his black leather jacket to reveal a glaring, leather-strap-entwined muscular torso, holding a whip in his hand, looking quite terrifying.

"Ah... I don’t even feel like making comments anymore, why do you all have such bizarre styles?"

Wen Wen didn’t wait for the masked philosopher to start attacking, he simply ran away, as fighting him was utterly pointless.

All night long, Wen Wen kept entering the museum and subsequently fled, chased by the muscular brutes.

However, he wasn’t just taking hits for nothing. Although the philosophers that came out each time were different, after the twelfth one, there were repeats; hence, there should only be a total of twelve philosophers.

Moreover, concerning the questions, the first from all the philosophers was, "Do you like philosophy?"

The standard answer for this question was "yes". Any other response resulted in a beating.

As for the subsequent questions, although they seemed abstruse, most could be answered correctly by choosing the answers provided, rather than trying for clever but wrong interpretations. If the answers were correct, he could move on to the next question.

Based on Wen Wen’s observations, each philosopher had their own set of questions, and they never strayed outside their respective banks. So, after multiple attempts, Wen Wen encountered many of the same questions.

After countless tries throughout the night, Wen Wen successfully answered the first three questions posed by the black-hat philosopher but failed at the fourth.

As long as he attempted enough times, Wen Wen was confident he could answer all the questions!

If he could manage to answer all these questions correctly, he might be able to gain possession of that item.

Although he had no idea what ability the item might possess, it undoubtedly had something to do with the twelve philosophers. If Wen Wen could command those twelve muscular men in battle, it would significantly boost his fighting prowess.

Twelve raging philosophers attacking an enemy all at once—what a sight that would be.

The difficulty of obtaining that thing was hard to gauge; it was not particularly hard, yet not so simple either.

If it weren’t for a superpower user like Wen Wen with multiple abilities, anyone else would stand no chance to repeatedly attempt it; to pass the test, they had to get it right the first time.

If an answer were wrong and a battle damaged the museum, there would be no thinking about a return visit, as by that time the Hunter Association would have surely taken notice of this place.

Speaking of which, no wonder there is only one security guard here.

Ordinary petty thieves who dare to steal here would be smashed into little pancakes by those philosophers in a matter of minutes.

After returning home, Wen Wen immediately turned on his computer to look up information related to philosophy.

The philosophers he had encountered at the museum could all be found online; they were all famous philosophers, each with their own characteristics, of course, but the real ones were not as aggressive.

Next, Wen Wen began to search online for philosophical conundrums, needing to cram this knowledge to thoroughly conquer those bodybuilders. Otherwise, all his times of scurrying away with his head in his hands would have been in vain.

...

As he left the mental hospital, Gong Baoding looked up at the sun, not finding it blinding in the slightest.

His isolation review had finished, and there had not been a single issue throughout the entire process.

This caused Gong Baoding to relax but at the same time, he felt somewhat nervous.

Even the Hunter Association’s review hadn’t revealed any issues with the Catastrophe Containment Facility, suggesting that the organization behind it possessed tremendous power!

Whether coming back to life was a blessing or a curse, he truly did not know.

Nevertheless, now that he had been released, he should make a visit to the Sanctuary.

If he couldn’t see the mysterious Catastrophe Containment Facility for himself, he would not be at peace.

Gong Baoding returned home, secured the doors and windows of his bedroom, as he intended to enter the Sanctuary from there.

Not everyone enjoys entering from the restroom...

He sketched a slightly complex magic array on the floor with chalk, then placed four different types of items at the corners of the pattern and held the Containment Officer’s pendant in his hand, whispering a spell softly.

Afterward, he felt a mysterious force envelop him, leading him to another space.

When he opened his eyes again, what he saw was the Disaster Hub Zone of the Sanctuary.

After pinching the back of his hand, Gong Baoding confirmed the situation.

"Unlike last time where only my soul entered, this time my physical self has come; this indicates that the organization possesses at least the capability of spatial teleportation..."

He then started to walk around the Sanctuary, and the first place he found was where monsters were detained.

"Puppet Masters, powerful unidentified ghosts, Scavenging Demons, Tree Spirits, Fox Demon Yao, and three ghosts..."

"There are a total of eight monsters. It looks like the person who recruited me didn’t lie; this place is indeed capturing and detaining monsters."

He then paid special attention to the Scavenging Demon. Among the monsters Wen Wen had dealt with, there was a Scavenging Demon that disappeared. Could it be that very Scavenging Demon was here?

And the ghosts and the Tree Spirit...

"Some of these monsters look very familiar..."

In fact, if it wasn’t for Qin Shuang’s ongoing evolution, Gong Baoding would have been able to confirm Wen Wen’s identity as a Containment Officer on the spot when he saw Qin Shuang.

After all, he had investigated Wen Wen before and knew that when Wen Wen captured monsters, they would disappear.

"Could it really be him..."

Gong Baoding thought for a while, then walked over to Hu Youling’s cell and asked in a deep voice.

"Who was the Demon Hunter that captured you?"

If she described someone matching Wen Wen, he could confirm his identity.

But Hu Youling did not answer him; instead, her eyes brightened as she approached the cell door, making flirtatious gestures.

She couldn’t hear Gong Baoding!