Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 419 - 417 Biyi Town

Chapter 419: Chapter 417 Biyi Town

Wen Wen hadn’t gone far when he reached a large bridge, which was the only way to Biyi Town.

Biyi Town was actually a gourd-shaped island, appearing as two islands closely nestled together, hence its name.

The bridge had already been sealed off by the supporters; Wen Wen could either reveal his identity or knock them unconscious if he wanted to get past.

Fortunately, the island was only a few dozen meters away from the mainland, making crossing the water quite simple for Wen Wen.

He found a wooden pole more than two meters in length, placed it on the water’s surface, and kicked it fiercely. The pole shot toward the island like a rocket as Wen Wen gracefully jumped onto it, hands clasped behind his back with an air of a powerful figure.

But this, after all, wasn’t a martial arts novel, and Wen Wen didn’t possess any "Crossing the River with a Reed" super technique. Though long, the pole was too thin to support Wen Wen’s weight, causing him to sink after dashing out only about ten meters...

After swimming to the other side, Wen Wen’s body shook violently, shedding most of the water from his body like a cat or dog, and he stepped onto the island.

Upon reaching the shore, Wen Wen instinctively covered his nose; there was a strong smell of fish on the island, not much different from a seafood market but mixed with a slightly nauseating scent.

After some thought, Wen Wen put on the gas mask issued by the Hunters Association. Although it was highly unlikely that the plague here could affect him, taking extra precautions was definitely not a bad idea.

Having not formally accepted the task, Wen Wen’s knowledge about the area was limited to the word "plague." However, from the encounters at the restaurant and the fishy smell, Wen Wen guessed that the plague might be related to sea urchins.

Perhaps due to being on this island, the plague was confined to Biyi Town and had not spread to other parts of Gaozhou City.

Also, because the impact was minimal, the Hunters Association had not dealt with the plague in a high-profile manner.

After walking for a while, Wen Wen crouched down; he had found some strange traces on the ground—neat rows of holes.

The holes were about as thick as Wen Wen’s walking stick and around twenty centimeters deep, all slanted in alignment.

"It seems they were made with a huge cone or something similar, but why bother puncturing the ground with a cone..."

"If this plague is related to sea urchins, could these conical traces be the tracks of a giant sea urchin crawling..."

Wen Wen shook his head. If these were indeed tracks left by a sea urchin, that sea urchin would have to be as big as a bull, essentially a sea urchin spirit.

Continuing his walk, Wen Wen soon saw an old man wearing a straw hat, sitting under a tree with his back to Wen Wen, enjoying the shade.

This was the first living person Wen Wen had encountered, so he was extremely cautious, as the old man might be infected with the plague.

However, Wen Wen could also gather some information from this old man. It was unfortunate he wasn’t using his monster physique; otherwise, he could directly determine the old man’s condition through his aura.

But judging by the unchanged temperature of the Custodian Badge, the old man should pose no threat to Wen Wen.

Wen Wen carefully approached the old man from behind, maintaining a safe distance, and asked loudly, "Elderly sir, how do I get to the center of Biyi Town..."

"Nobody has come to the town in a long time. Just follow this road straight ahead and you’ll arrive shortly..." the old man turned and said to Wen Wen.

Seeing his face, Wen Wen’s scalp tingled, and he took a step back.

The old man’s face was pitch black, his skin already beginning to keratinize, and densely packed black spikes were moving irregularly across his face.

His face didn’t resemble human skin but rather the epidermis of a sea urchin!

"Are you scared? Do you think I’m ugly? If you became just like me, you wouldn’t think that, would you?" he said.

Seeing Wen Wen step back, the old man excitedly stretched out both hands, trying to grab Wen Wen’s arm, but Wen Wen just took a step back and dodged him.

The old man’s hands also had black spikes; an ordinary person might have been pierced by them by now.

Seeing that he hadn’t caught Wen Wen, the elder sat down in disappointment, no longer paying attention to Wen Wen and continued to sit under the tree, his eyes hollowly staring forward, as if waiting for death to arrive.

From the man’s behavior, it could be inferred that piercing the skin with these spikes could infect someone with the plague; the old man had tried to make Wen Wen just like him.

Following that, no matter what Wen Wen asked the elder, he remained silent.

The elder’s demeanor made Wen Wen feel somewhat oppressed. He felt an urge to use his monster physique to dominate everything here, but he still restrained himself.

The more uncomfortable he was with the environment, the more it stimulated him, and to reach higher levels, he must overcome this hurdle!

Since he could no longer obtain any information from the elder, Wen Wen didn’t dwell on it; he planned to find the Hunters Association’s camp, where he might glean some information.

Since the island wasn’t very large, Wen Wen quickly located the Hunters Association’s camp after a brief search.

The camp was built at the top of a small hill outside Biyi Town; although elevated and offering a direct view of the entire town, the location was rather inconvenient for transport.

However, Wen Wen believed they had their reasons for setting up the camp there.

Even without using his monster physique, entering the camp was quite easy for Wen Wen.

After a quick look, Wen Wen noticed that the camp housed a Demon Hunter Squad of five, with the highest power being at the Mastery Realm, a professional medical team of more than ten people, and over a hundred other supporters.

In the camp’s yard, an elderly man with graying hair was leading a group of young doctors in dissecting a body.

The medical team, communications team, special operations team, and other teams made up of ordinary people all fell under the category of supporters.

Among them, the medical team was of the highest importance; those five Demon Hunters hadn’t gone to explore Biyi Town but stayed here probably to protect this medical team.

Whether it’s a monster or containment items, anything related to martial force can be handled by superpower users.

But some situations, like the epidemic in Biyi Town, couldn’t be resolved by force, and Wen Wen, no matter how powerful, couldn’t turn the old man back into a human.

Moreover, doctors skilled in handling supernatural epidemics are difficult to train and are even less common than active Demon Hunters in the Hunters Association,

In situations like those in Biyi Town, these doctors could actually play a more significant role than superpower users.

The medical team conducting the autopsy caught Wen Wen’s attention immediately; the body they were dissecting, rather than calling it a human corpse, might be better described as a human-shaped sea urchin wearing clothes!