Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 516 - 514 The Foolish Maiden

But when Wen Wen saw a girl being questioned by a Ranger, he stopped in his tracks.

The girl was pure and cute in appearance, but her expression was dull and her eyes were lifeless. Her mother stood by her side, answering the questions posed by the Supporter.

The Supporter with glasses was taking notes, asking the woman, "Ma’am, when did your daughter become like this?"

"It’s been a few months now. I don’t know what sin we committed to make my girl suffer like this..."

"That day, she was helping with household chores at home, as usual, and suddenly she fell to the ground. When she woke up, she turned into this," the mother said. Many doctors were consulted but to no avail in curing her...

The Supporter wrote down everything the woman said, all the while sighing heavily to himself. How could such a good girl become so foolish?

Noticing that Wen Wen was staring intently at the girl, You Han and the others approached him, looking at him curiously.

Jiao Xinlei nudged Wen Wen with her elbow and said, "Do you like her or something? This girl is quite pretty, but it’s a shame."

Wen Wen shook his head, "I just think she looks familiar... Are there many girls in Furong River City who are in such a dazed state?"

"I do remember a couple more, but this should just be a common mental illness. It happens everywhere," said You Han with a shrug.

Without saying a word, Wen Wen called Ding Mingguang to inquire about the data on dazed and foolish patients in Furong River City.

After a few minutes, Ding Mingguang called back, confirming that since Wen Wen left, the number of young women in Furong River City with dementia had indeed increased dramatically, with dozens of cases recorded.

Having confirmed his suspicions, Wen Wen ended the call and looked at the girl solemnly. He then walked over, placed his hand on her forehead, and began to sense her condition.

After a moment, Wen Wen removed his hand, a look of realization dawning on his face.

"What’s wrong, did you find something?" Jiao Xinlei asked in confusion, while Li Dazhuang and You Han also felt it strange, not understanding what Wen Wen was suddenly trying to do.

"Look, doesn’t this girl resemble the female protagonist in this comic book?"

Wen Wen passed the comic book manuscript he had previously picked up to the three of them.

As soon as they saw the cover of the comic book, their faces collapsed.

They could hardly believe that Wen Wen would brazenly show them such a thing in broad daylight.

Jiao Xinlei and You Han blushed, while Li Dazhuang looked at Wen Wen with admiration.

True to form, Detective Wen was more direct and brazen than others when it came to being a rogue.

Seeing their looks, Wen Wen said speechlessly, "Why are you looking at me like I’m a pervert? I asked you to look at the content of the comic book."

The three of them flipped through the pages with discomfort, finding the content even more inappropriate.

Wen Wen sighed. Unrestrained imaginations often lead to misinterpretations. A perfectly serious matter had somehow turned awkward in their hands.

"...I picked up this comic book nearby. Don’t get it twisted. I’m not the kind of person you think I am."

"Yes, you’re not that kind of person," the three of them nodded in unison.

On the surface, they accepted Wen Wen’s explanation, but whether they really believed it in their hearts, no one knew.

Wen Wen felt a bit somber, fearing his reputation might suffer.

After an awkward moment, things finally returned to normal. Still, they were Demon Hunters, and it didn’t take long before they chose a relatively normal page and began to compare it to the girl.

At first, they found nothing.

One was a real girl, the other a character from a comic, and at most, they shared some resemblance in their eyebrows and eyes—it was quite a stretch to link them together.

But upon closer inspection, their expressions changed.

Jiao Xinlei, with her acute intuition, was the first to realize that the aura and soul of the female protagonist in this sketchbook were completely identical to that of the listless girl!

If she closed her eyes and only used her intuition to perceive, Jiao Xinlei might even believe that the sketchbook was the girl’s true form.

You Han and Li Dazhuang also began to notice the clues, but their gaze towards Wen Wen was still perplexed.

They had looked for so long to find the connection between the two, yet Wen Wen saw it at a glance, which indicated...

If nothing went wrong, the reason this original manuscript sketchbook seemed as vivid as a real person was the same reason the girl suddenly became simple-minded.

The soul of the simple-minded girl was missing a significant part, which left her capable of nothing else besides ’being alive.’

And on this sketchbook, there must be the part of her soul that was lost.

However, Wen Wen didn’t know how to return that part of the soul to her body, nor did he understand how the other party managed to imprint the soul onto the sketchbook.

...

In the Golden Eagle District, amidst a mountain range, stood a modest church.

Outside the church was a cluster of wooden houses where many young people dressed in linen were receiving all sorts of combat training.

Although it seemed simple here, the majority of the elite who went to Glory Church came from this place.

This was Glory Temple!

Among these simple wooden houses, scattered about were gigantic statues of angels that filled the area with a solemn atmosphere.

Among these statues, one was bigger than the others, with three faces and six arms which was particularly strange.

Suddenly, this statue emitted a burst of bright light, and after the light faded, several cracks appeared below its waist.

The position of the cracks was somewhat awkward, causing the surrounding onlooking youths to burst into laughter, creating a joyous scene.

Several elders dressed in linen robes hurried over and scolded the youths away, their expressions grave as they gazed at the statue.

"What happened to the Purifying Angel? How did it suddenly become damaged?"

They all knew that these statues were more than just statues; they were actual angels that remained in reality.

The power of an angel could preserve these stone figures for a thousand years without damage. The only explanation for such an occurrence was that the Purifying Angel had been injured.

Yet this angel statue had always been inside the temple, so how did it get damaged?

They attempted to communicate with the angel inside through special means, but were unable to receive any information.

After discussing for a long time, they couldn’t come to any conclusion, so they had no choice but to report the situation and wait for instructions from above.

Inside the statue, the expression of the Purifying Angel was twisted and ferocious.

He would find another opportunity to leave this place sooner or later, and when that time came, he would make Yan Xiu and that evil creature who had harmed him pay a blood price.

Before that, he needed to continue lying low.

If those people outside ever found out that he had left the statue before, it would be much harder to leave again next time.