Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 385 - 383 Mystic Detective

Chapter 385: Chapter 383 Mystic Detective

In Wen Wen’s eyes, the battle between Xiong Ying and those listeners was utterly dull and uninteresting.

"As a superpower user in the Assimilation Lower Sequence, is fistfighting all you guys can do? At least fire some beams or something to show me some effects," he said.

"And those clay men, besides just getting beaten up, can’t you come up with some interesting attacks like self-destructing or turning into big trees? That would be much more entertaining..."

However, Wen Wen knew that with the strength of those three Prankster Sprites, it was probably a struggle just to control the clay men getting beaten, since they were facing a superpower user from the Assimilation Realm.

Wen Wen shook his head and said, "If I continue watching I’m going to yawn, and this is less interesting than listening to ghost stories, so I might as well help him finish his mission sooner."

He took out an Armor-Piercing Bullet from his cloak and aiming in the direction of the three Prankster Sprites, he pulled the trigger.

An Armor-Piercing Bullet tore through the floor, grazing past the ear of a Prankster Sprite and drawing a wisp of blue blood.

Their joint control over the clay men in their ritual was disrupted by Wen Wen’s interruption, and those clay men, which had been pummeled nearly to the consistency of dough, immediately crumbled.

Xiong Ying then suddenly looked up at the rooftop, realizing he had only been fighting against something controlled by the masterminds behind the scenes.

So, he dashed toward the stairs at great speed, heading up to the fourteenth floor to capture those Prankster Sprites.

Wen Wen commented with silent ridicule, "What a good boy... Normally, superpower users in the Assimilation Realm with strength enhancements prefer the shortest path, meaning they’d break through the ceiling to chase after, not the rare sight of someone honestly using the stairs."

He actually had no interest in those three ’Prankster Sprites’; although these creatures were mischievous by nature, the vast majority hadn’t really harmed humans, so Wen Wen wouldn’t put them in the Sanctuary.

Even if the Hunter Association captured them, they would generally not be used for experiments or executed.

But Wen Wen didn’t plan to let them go, either. Creatures lurking within human society, possessing the power to play with ordinary people at will, must be regulated by the Hunter Association, otherwise, they would be a potential source of instability.

He leisurely opened the window, then flew up to the fourteenth floor.

By this time, Xiong Ying had subdued a Prankster Sprite, holding it by the neck and striving to capture the other two.

However, in the confined space, the two Prankster Sprites dodged and weaved, and Xiong Ying struggled to catch them for a while.

As creatures, Prankster Sprites weren’t strong in direct combat, in fact, they were almost nonexistent in that regard, so they spent their Ability Points on various oddities like invisibility, telekinesis, making fireworks appear out of thin air, and with these abilities, it wasn’t easy for Xiong Ying to catch them.

"Although these little things are pretty slippery, being unable to deal with even three Prankster Sprites looks rather bad..."

"His strength is not the issue, but he doesn’t know how to use it correctly. After training at the Hunters Association for a while, he absolutely wouldn’t be in this situation," Wen Wen remarked.

Watching Xiong Ying’s performance, Wen Wen found it somewhat hard to bear. After observing for a little while, a purple-black energy shot out from his hand like an arrow released from its bow.

The two Prankster Sprites, busy evading Xiong Ying, were hit by this purple energy and fell to the ground, unable to move.

"Fighting slippery enemies like these, brute strength alone won’t do, and you can’t be soft-hearted either," said Wen Wen as he stepped out from the corner. He took out two regulation ropes from the Hunter Association and tied up the two Prankster Sprites, then said to Xiong Ying in a gentle tone.

"It’s good to save people, but some things are not suitable for the general public to know, so your showy way of showing up was somewhat inappropriate."

"Who are you?"

Xiong Ying eyed the young man in black, who appeared suddenly with a pale walking stick, with extreme vigilance.

Wen Wen’s presence was something he was very uncomfortable with, like a well-behaved student who always listened to the teacher was naturally at odds with those who liked to play pranks.

Moreover, on Wen Wen, he sensed a pressure he hadn’t felt from other Demon Hunters in Qingchuan City.

This smiling fellow was very strong, incredibly strong, the strongest he had encountered since acquiring the Devil’s Heart!

Wen Wen gave Xiong Ying a slight bow and said, "Nice to meet you, I am a Ranger from the Hunters Association. I will be taking good care of you, my codename is—Mystic Detective!"

’Mystic Detective’ was Wen Wen’s new codename. After Wen Wen had sent the crafted dolls to Xun Qing via express delivery, Xun Qing swiftly changed Wen Wen’s codename. Although the new codename wasn’t as flashy as ’Great Detective’, Wen Wen felt it suited his style better.

"Oh, right, it’s not our first encounter. When you charged in through the window just now, I was sitting on the chair. It’s just that you didn’t notice me, that’s all."

"Although I masked my presence at the time, my reaction was completely different from the other victims. Your failure to notice me shows that you are not careful enough. That’s not good; it could cause unnecessary harm to the victims."

Xiong Ying was silent for a while before saying, "That was my mistake, but what do you want from me, and what exactly is a Ranger?"

Wen Wen raised an eyebrow. This so-called Little Dragon Knight really knew nothing about the world of superpower users.

"Simply put, Rangers deal with troubles that the local Hunters Association can’t handle, sort of like they are a tier above the regular Demon Hunters."

"Hunters Association.... Rangers...."

After pondering for a moment, Xiong Ying released the Prankster Sprite from his hand, leaped on the spot, and broke through the window, jumping down from the fourteenth floor without any worry of getting injured.

Wen Wen didn’t hurry to chase. Instead, he shook his head, struck the Prankster Sprite on the neck with his cane, knocking it out, and then flew out of the window.

During the time Wen Wen had been listening to the story, Zhangsun Jing had already been on standby on the twelfth floor. Wen Wen could completely entrust him with handling the situation here.

Dark purple energy formed wings on Wen Wen’s back, surging out to provide him with a powerful thrust, while pale green data streams wrapped around his body, exponentially increasing his speed.

Even if one were to scurry on two legs as fast as possible, running is hard-pressed to outpace flying, let alone Wen Wen’s enhanced version of flying. Therefore, after a short chase, Wen Wen was evenly keeping pace beside Xiong Ying.

"I’m not a ferocious beast; why do you run from me? I already said I’d take care of you. If you stop, I’ll treat you to hot pot, how does that sound?"

Since the hot pot in Qingchuan City wasn’t going to cost Wen Wen a dime, agreeing to it posed no issue.

Furthermore, he now activated the shield layer of the Warehouse Manager’s Badge, so even casual conversation during high-speed movement wouldn’t let the wind into his mouth.

But Xiong Ying didn’t consider the problem of wind filling his mouth and without thinking, replied to Wen Wen, "I don’t want to deal with you guys. I’m just here to save people, stop bothering me!"

The moment he opened his mouth, a large amount of wind poured into it, causing his breathing to become erratic and his movements uncoordinated.

That’s when the opening arose!