Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 330 - 328

Chapter 330: 328

Long before the mission began, Sifumo had already started analyzing the situation. All the clues pointed to Song Ling, so he had always thought that Song Ling was the mastermind behind the scenes.

Upon real observation, the situation was within his expectations. Song Ling indeed had a deep connection with Fairy Tale Town.

However, as a crucial character in the whole event, why did Song Ling want to save Jiao Xinlei?

Was he playing the game of being with the monsters in body but with humans in heart?

Seeing Sifumo’s astonishment, Jiao Xinlei felt a bit smug. It made you look as if you knew everything, now there’s something you don’t know, right?

She continued, "Song Ling said he wants to create a world where humans and monsters can coexist in harmony, and it seems that his plan might succeed at any time."

"Humans and monsters coexisting in harmony... It seems he has gone mad."

While Sifumo verbally declared Song Ling’s madness, his mind recalled everything he had seen and heard in this town. The monsters and humans indeed coexisted in a bizarre way—although this coexistence was maintained through the monsters’ rule and enslavement of humans.

Then, Jiao Xinlei’s tone became heavier. "What I am about to say is crucial. Before I was captured, I saw that every person in this town bore the mark of death, including those monsters!"

"If you don’t intervene, then things will inevitably develop in that direction. Something terrible might truly happen here!"

These words made Sifumo take the situation seriously. He had seen the intelligence on the captured personnel and knew Jiao Xinlei’s abilities. Since Jiao Xinlei said so, there was indeed such a possibility.

"I’ll take you to a safe place to hide for now. The situation here is a bit complicated. Relying on just me is probably not enough to solve it. I need to go and find another..."

Sifumo hadn’t finished speaking when a massive figure descended from the sky, staring at Sifumo with slightly gold-tinged, crazed eyes, and said excitedly.

"I’ve found you!"

The monster that descended from the sky was a giant toad in a suit and wearing a crown—it was the Toad Prince!

After that, the Toad Prince also turned to look at Jiao Xinlei. Its disgusting tongue licked its lips, leaving behind a large swath of foul-smelling sticky saliva.

"My beauty, we meet again. This time ’the State Preceptor’ isn’t around. No one can stop you from becoming my queen."

Jiao Xinlei felt chills. She had seen this revolting monster before. Aside from the ’King’ and the ’Queen,’ this creature held the highest status among the monsters in town.

And its hobby was to seek out beautiful women and force them to become its queens!

Sifumo sighed. He knew he was in trouble now. If it were just him, he might still be able to escape from this creature. But with the burden of Jiao Xinlei, the situation was completely different.

Moreover, the most important thing was that the Toad Prince did not come alone this time.

Behind it stood various terrifying monsters.

The savage Seven Dwarfs, the Ugly Duck King, the Mildew Mermaid, and several witches. Although these were all just Disaster Level monsters, even ants in great numbers could kill an elephant!

But as things had come to this, regret was useless. Only by fighting desperately could they carve a path to survival!

...

"Captain Song, you came to capture me, didn’t you? Since that’s the case, let’s not waste words. Let’s start the fight. I want to see how capable you really are, you traitor."

Wen Wen gripped the hilt of the short sword, his tone chilling as he spoke to Song Ling.

"Ranger Sir, you seem quite hot-tempered, and too much anger harms the body, so don’t be so tense. I’m here to seek your cooperation,"

Despite preparing for a fight, Wen Wen addressed Song Ling as if nothing were amiss, instead, placating Wen Wen with a gentle demeanor that exuded confidence.

"Cooperate to help monsters slaughter humans? I may not have much integrity, but I still have some," Wen Wen immediately rejected the offer of collaboration, then he squinted his eyes and asked:

"However, I’m very curious. As the captain of a Demon Hunter squad, you must have signed a contract with the Association. How did you manage to do such things under the effect of the contract?"

The contracts signed by Demon Hunters are actually quite lax. Normally, even if a Demon Hunter does some minor bad deeds, it wouldn’t trigger the contract, but helping monsters to build a town and enslave humans is certainly not a minor misdeed.

Therefore, Wen Wen took an interest in his breach of contract, after all, there might come a time when Wen Wen would need to do some questionable acts himself.

Even if he didn’t need it due to the existence of the Sanctuary, one day if he used the Sanctuary to replace the Hunters Association, the Containment Officers who had signed contracts with the Hunters Association might need this method.

"This is actually quite simple, because I am no longer myself, so naturally, the contract has become void," Song Ling explained to Wen Wen without any reservations.

Wen Wen’s pupils dilated slightly as he asked, "You are no longer yourself... What do you mean? "

Song Ling smiled slightly, his tone had a trace of frankness. This was the first time he had revealed his secret to a human, a secret not even his own Demon Hunters knew.

"It means just what it says, I am not the same as I used to be."

"You should know, when superpower users advance to the Assimilation Realm, there’s a chance they lose their consciousness and another consciousness takes over the body, turning into a monster with a human body. This phenomenon is referred to by superpower users as ’Assimilation failure,’ also known as ’Degeneration!’"

Wen Wen took a step back, the energy surging within him ready to be unleashed. He remembered how dangerous those monsters that take over the bodies of superpower users could be, recalling Yan Biqing.

"So, are you one of those monsters?"

Song Ling paused for a moment before saying, "You could say that, or you could say not."

"Don’t speak in riddles; I’m no monk."

Song Ling helplessly spread his hands and said, "Actually, you don’t need to be so wary of me. I’m not here to fight you. You should also sense that I have no hostility towards you, and what’s more— I am stronger than you!"

Wen Wen’s mouth twitched slightly. Where did this guy get the confidence to say that he was stronger than me?

"What you need to do is listen to me explain things clearly. Do you know the essence of ’Degeneration?’ Most superpower users don’t, but once you understand it, you’ll be able to comprehend my existence a bit more."

"You seem eager to enlighten me, but I am not in need of your knowledge,"

Wen Wen frowned, somewhat unable to understand what kind of atmosphere this was. The other party was clearly an enemy, but suddenly launched into a lecture.

But Wen Wen wouldn’t lower his guard; he couldn’t find any laxity or flaws in Song Ling’s behavior.

Song Ling seemed somewhat exasperated with Wen Wen, and after a sigh, he said, "Let me continue. It’s a long story, but without clarification, you won’t understand."

"Then make it short and to the point," Wen Wen’s tone remained frosty.