Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 258 - 256 Essence of Madness

Chapter 258: Chapter 256 Essence of Madness

"The experiment at Spectrum Town was overseen by Pang Peng, and the results have satisfied the Bishop greatly. In another two months at most, all the townsfolk will be transformed into Holy People and accepted by the Angels,"

Wen Wen spat disdainfully and said, "They can’t fight back when attacked, can’t retort when insulted, with only the dogma of your Glory Church in their heads, more like humans than machines. Is this what you consider holy in your eyes?"

"Exactly, that is what’s holy," Liu Shang nodded in agreement.

Wen Wen couldn’t help but curse, "Bullshit! If you really succeed, it’d be the same as killing everyone in this town!"

Even as a prisoner at Wen Wen’s feet, Liu Shang couldn’t help but retort, "Humans are born with sin. Once our plan succeeds, people will no longer be irrationally angry, not overly greedy, not indulge in desire, and thus will not give birth to sin!"

"And with Angels managing the world, there will no longer be monsters creating tragedies. Everything we do is to ensure humans are no longer afflicted by monsters..."

Liu Shang’s words were not finished, for he was slapped by Wen Wen.

Despite being slapped, Liu Shang remained defiant, his mind still full of the Glory Church’s creed, even though he had become a prisoner.

But every time he opened his mouth, Wen Wen would gift him another slap, and after his face swelled up from the hitting, he finally stopped trying to make Wen Wen understand their actions.

Of course, Wen Wen knew what he was trying to say – nothing but twisted logic – but Wen Wen didn’t want to listen. What if he actually listened and his heart swayed?

If the Glory Church could make these people so stubborn, then there must be some truth to their theories.

You see, for someone like Wen Wen, who had a somewhat extreme personality, some twisted logic might actually be very appealing. So, to prevent himself from being led astray, Wen Wen chose not to listen.

Nor did Wen Wen ever hope to educate a zealot like Liu Shang into a normal person; that was the responsibility of his parents, not his as Detective Wen.

After Liu Shang conceded, Wen Wen continued to ask, "How did you manage to change the people in this town? It seemed to me that the Angel of Universal Light didn’t have such an ability."

With his face swollen from being hit, Liu Shang spoke somewhat unclearly, "It is the Stone Ring behind the Angel... That Stone Ring can amplify certain traits of its holder, causing the lower beings in proximity to converge to the essence of the holder."

"To put it simply, if a good person uses that Stone Ring, everyone around will become good. If a lunatic uses it, everyone around will become lunatics,"

Wen Wen nodded in understanding; indeed, this was just as he had expected. At least the Angel of Universal Light did not possess the capability to twist others’ thoughts.

Now that the Stone Ring was in Wen Wen’s possession, didn’t it mean that he now had the ability to warp people’s hearts on a large scale?

He was actually curious to see what would happen if those ordinary people conformed to him.

Once the idea took root in his mind, Wen Wen couldn’t help but want to give it a try. He left Liu Shang’s vicinity and found a secluded corner where nobody could see him, and took out the Stone Ring.

This massive Stone Ring, when it was behind the Angel, was nothing more than a decorative item. In Wen Wen’s hands, it was as large as a cartwheel.

"Although I’m not exactly a good person, trying it out once shouldn’t be a problem, right?"

Wen Wen placed his hand on the Stone Ring, closed his eyes, and began to communicate with it using his Superpower.

Then, the Stone Ring instantly turned pitch black as ink, and Wen Wen could feel that something that belonged to him was spreading into the small town in a strange way, subtly altering the thoughts of the populace.

For some reason, Wen Wen felt that the sensation of using the Stone Ring was much more intense than that of the Angel’s.

He went up to a townsperson’s window to observe and saw the family transitioning rapidly from their expressionless faces to normal expressions, then to something uncanny.

From their eyes, Wen Wen could faintly see a hint of madness, and one man even picked up a horn-tipped knife, licking its edge, as if preparing to attack someone.

"Fuck, was I really that dangerous?"

Wen Wen was startled and quickly stopped the Stone Ring’s operation, which restored its colors to normal.

He hadn’t expected that such a simple trial could have nearly turned the entire town’s population insane.

Wen Wen looked at the Stone Ring with a wary expression in his eyes. This thing was dangerous, incredibly dangerous!

If Wen Wen had malicious intentions, he could use this thing to create hundreds, if not thousands, of lunatics just like himself!

Wen Wen was very clear in his heart about the extent of destruction he could cause if he focused on doing evil, given that he was such a person.

Keep in mind, he had once caught a vampire using only the abilities of an ordinary person!

While Wen Wen himself could suppress his inner madness with great willpower, it was highly probable that others could not; if the Stone Ring fell into the wrong hands, it would be enough to create a disaster.

Therefore, Wen Wen immediately labeled the Stone Ring as dangerous, sealed it within the Sanctuary, and decided it should not be used carelessly.

"When the Angels of Universal Light used this thing, the effect on these ordinary people seemed to be slow, but it was immediate when I used it. I’m afraid Glory Church has some secret methods to control this Stone Ring."

As Wen Wen pondered the Stone Ring, people from the Hunter Association had already arrived on the scene.

Since Wen Wen mentioned Glory Church on the phone, and the entire town had been affected, they immediately sealed off the town upon arrival, not allowing even a chicken to fly out without a check.

The leader was a Demon Hunter with a big beard. After seeing the mess in the church and hearing that Wen Wen had taken down an Angel single-handedly, he had a very good impression of Wen Wen.

However, when he saw the belt that bound Liu Shang, he was stunned, and then his gaze turned strange when he noticed the wounds on Xu Hai and looked at Wen Wen.

That belt... didn’t seem to be any ordinary belt.

And it looked to have been used in beatings; Wen Wen might be someone with a special penchant for torture!

Wen Wen really wanted to explain that the belt was a trophy he got after catching an impious monster, but the big-bearded Demon Hunter probably wouldn’t believe him.

He just hoped the big-bearded Demon Hunter wasn’t too talkative, or else one day, rumors of a certain Wen-named Demon Hunter liking to torture his captives in peculiar ways might spread throughout the Demon Hunters’ community.

Subsequently, the big-bearded Demon Hunter conducted some interrogations with Liu Shang on the spot. He couldn’t just take Wen Wen’s word for it and assume that Glory Church was conspiring in the town.

However, Liu Shang had been ’educated’ by Wen Wen to be completely compliant, answering every question without a hint of concealment.

Alright, in Liu Shang’s mind, all Demon Hunters were terrifying masters of interrogation, so he was very sensible.

If the testimony of a church deacon who had been abused might still be insufficient in weight, then the inspection of the townspeople nailed the case shut.

The townsfolk clearly had been brainwashed over a long period, and people from Glory Church had been active nearby all the while. Most importantly, beneath the docile façade of the townspeople lurked a hint of insanity.

That hint of madness was the irrefutable evidence of Glory Church’s nefarious intentions!

Although, it was just a small mistake by Wen Wen.

But this little mistake would definitely be placed on Glory Church’s shoulders, and they wouldn’t be able to wash themselves clean even if they jumped into the Yellow River.