Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 168 - 166 Qi Ling Mountain Range

Chapter 168: Chapter 166 Qi Ling Mountain Range

The shattered knees healed swiftly, and Wen Wen began to contemplate as he watched the puppet’s retreating figure.

Looking at the puppet again, it showed no reaction, aimlessly wandering about, which somehow made it seem rather adorable.

"It appears that the condition triggering the puppet’s attack is indeed a downward gaze," he concluded.

"Next, I just need to subdue it without looking down on it."

Wen Wen took a deep breath, stared at the sky, and flexed his fingers like the claws of a reptile; unexpectedly, he began to scuttle along swiftly while lying down.

Like a humanoid caterpillar.

This was Wen Wen’s first time moving in such a manner, but with the support of his robust physique and balance, it didn’t feel too bad.

He approached the puppet quickly, and as he expected, it showed no response to his approach, even greeting Wen Wen in a friendly manner.

Afterward, Wen Wen stretched out his arms, hoisted the puppet high, and then slowly stood up.

The puppet resisted a little, but its effort was weaker than that of an ordinary child; without anyone looking down on it, the thing was incredibly frail.

Wen Wen exhaled in relief as black chains spread from the Catastrophe Gloves, binding the puppet and dragging it towards the Sanctuary.

The process of containing the puppet was astonishingly simple, though it likely wouldn’t be as easy for anyone else.

Firstly, for most people, a shattered knee would mean they were finished.

Secondly, without a Sanctuary, it would be crucial to ensure that no birds flew over the puppet during transport.

Entering the Sanctuary, Wen Wen discovered that the puppet was indeed a Disaster Level Containment Item, locked in Catastrophe Area’s warehouse number two, next to the Human-Headed Dog.

The warehouse was shrouded in darkness, completely isolating the puppet so that no one could see it.

"As Zhu Qipei said, Containment Items are just manifestations of some strange force; in some aspects, they can be terrifyingly strong, but as long as their weaknesses are clear, they are much easier to deal with."

Standing at the entrance of the storage warehouse, after pondering for a while, Wen Wen wrote on the screen at the door:

After thinking it over, he wrote on the door:

’Number ZHI-0002, codename Knee Smasher Puppet’

’Containment Time: Unknown’

’Containment Location: Qi Ling Mountain Range’

’Containing Personnel: Disaster Containment Officer 10086’

Characteristics: Indestructible, tireless, anyone struck in the knee by its awl will certainly break it.

Containment Measures: Ensure that no living creature looks down on this puppet.

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After leaving the Sanctuary and surveying the devastated village, he stroked his chin.

"Next comes the acting part, and I need to make it look real."

He picked up a stone about the size of two human heads, mustered all his strength, and hurled it towards the Qi Ling Mountain Range.

Then, he set up the scene to resemble a tremendous battle and walked out of the village with a somewhat bedraggled appearance.

As soon as he emerged, Li Lantian and the others surrounded him, looking at him expectantly as they asked, "Did you catch it?"

Wen Wen shook his head helplessly as he said, "Didn’t catch it. I almost had my knees shattered, but later I found its weakness. Now it is fleeing north, and I’ll track it."

Li Lantian shook his head in disappointment. He had thought this matter could be brought to an end, but then he said in shock, "North... North is the Qi Ling Mountain!"

"You are going to the Qi Ling Mountain to capture it? There are many wild beast type monsters there, and under normal circumstances, the Hunters Association wouldn’t take the initiative to enter the Qi Ling Mountain. It’s just too dangerous."

Wen Wen waved his hand, signaling that it wasn’t a problem, "That’s exactly why I need to catch it. After smashing so many people’s knees, it must pay the price. I won’t let it rest easy just because it’s fled to a mountain range."

"There’s no time to spare, I won’t say more, this village is safe now. But you should still observe for two more days. I’m off to pursue it."

Having said this, Wen Wen bent his knees, and then like a bullet fired from its chamber, he shot out, leaving Li Lantian and the others behind in a daze.

After becoming a formal member of the Association, Wen Wen crammed some knowledge and his range of experience had also expanded significantly.

At least now he knew what kind of place the Qi Ling Mountain was.

Since ancient times, the inhabitants of the Inner World have never stopped invading the real world.

And the strength of the Demon Hunters is limited; they couldn’t possibly eliminate all the monsters, even if only one or two slip through the net each year. The number of monsters remaining in the real world is therefore still extremely large.

These escapees gradually gathered together, forming various monster settlements.

Places like the well-known Capital District’s Capital Feng Ghost City, the Aifei Region’s Death Desert, Golden Eagle District’s Blood Clan Lair, and others are all such places.

These monster settlements generally have contracts with the Hunters Association that delineate their own territory, and they won’t actively come out to affect humans, otherwise, they would face eradication by the Hunters Association.

Moreover, these settlements usually possess quite substantial strength, and the Hunters Association would prefer not to provoke conflicts with them.

In fact, the existence of these settlements, by concentrating the monsters together, benefits the Association. If these monsters were to cause destruction everywhere, it would be a troublesome matter.

Although the Qi Ling Mountain occupies a large area, it counts as a medium-sized monster settlement. Since ancient times, there have been powerful Demon Yao entrenched there, and dealing with them is a difficult task even for the Hunters Association.

Most of the monsters that gather here are of the wild beast type, like the previously mentioned Tyrant Chicken Duo.

The Association has contracts with a few of the most powerful Demon Yao in the Qi Ling Mountain, stipulating that as long as they don’t leave the confines of the mountain, the Association won’t actively attack them.

However, this contract is only with the strongest monsters in the mountain; the rest are more like livestock being farmed by the Hunters Association.

Occasionally, the Association also uses the mountain as a trial ground for new Demon Hunters. Therefore, hunting there by Wen Wen, as long as he doesn’t provoke the most powerful monsters, doesn’t violate any rules.

When Wen Wen arrived, he found that the place was fenced off with an electric wire net that seemed endless, with danger signs all over the place.

This wire net was just to stop ordinary people; a little deeper inside was the barrier to stop the monsters.

Because of the presence of monsters, naturally occurring ferocious beasts such as tigers, wild boars, and brown bears were all active on the periphery of the mountain range, so even at the outer edges, it was very dangerous for ordinary people.

"This is the Qi Ling Mountain Range... The air does seem clearer than in other places,"

Even at the edge of the mountain range, the trees here were much taller than elsewhere and contained a life force not found in other places.

A round-faced, plump chicken perched on a treetop, curiously watching Wen Wen as if seeing something interesting.

Wen Wen gave a slight smile and then leapt over the high wire net, landing on the trunk where the round-faced chicken was.

The round-faced plump chicken opened its mouth wide as if to say, "Holy moly, how can this two-legged terrestrial creature fly?"

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