Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 521 - 519: Jidro’s Opportunity

Chapter 521: Chapter 519: Jidro’s Opportunity

After the mirror failed, the rest of the mirrors immediately lunged at Zou Xiaomin again, clearly aiming for that album of drawings.

However, Wen Wen was faster. He abruptly appeared between the two and flung them away by their collars.

At the same time, the dark purple energy emanating from his body formed into sharp spikes, bursting out like a sea urchin, completely destroying several nearby mirrors.

It was only after the operating room was devoid of any intact mirrors that the eerie feeling in the air finally completely disappeared.

Wen Wen stood in place for a while, and after a slight tremble of his sleeve cuffs, he instructed Ding Mingguang,

"Tell everyone in the Association, this monster’s abilities are related to mirrors. To avoid its attacks, it’s best to remove all mirrors from the hospital, or cover them up with black cloth."

"Also, notify Lin Zheyuan and the others that Guo Shengye is different from any monsters you’ve encountered before. This matter is far more troublesome than you think. Don’t act rashly; leave it to me to handle!"

After finishing, Wen Wen walked over to Zou Xiaomin and said to her, "Give me that album of drawings."

Zou Xiaomin hesitated and said, "But to cure her..."

Wen Wen said sternly, "Unless you capture Guo Shengye, even if you cure her, he can take her soul away again."

"Oh, oh, okay, here you go."

Zou Xiaomin handed over the album with her face flushed red.

Wen Wen looked at the woman strangely, wondering why she was blushing.

But he didn’t think much of it and immediately left the mental hospital to check Guo Shengye’s former residence.

After all, he had his own reasons; no matter why the woman was blushing, it couldn’t possibly be shyness because of him.

From the fact that Ding Mingguang and others were completely unguarded against the mirror, it was clear that they knew less about Guo Shengye than Wen Wen did.

Therefore, it was better for Wen Wen to handle this matter himself.

And this album of drawings...

Wen Wen had observed the mirrors’ attack patterns earlier and knew that Guo Shengye was after this album.

If Guo Shengye wanted something, he would attempt to retrieve it again.

And such an obsession with a target could lead to predictable behavior, thus exposing a flaw, which Wen Wen could use to find and capture him!

"Hey, why are you blushing?" Ding Mingguang tapped Zou Xiaomin’s shoulder from behind and asked.

Zou Xiaomin clasped her hands together and said hesitantly, "Did you think that guy just now was really handsome and cool..."

"Him? Handsome?" Ding Mingguang touched his bald head, somewhat speechless.

Aside from having slightly smaller eyes, Wen Wen indeed looked quite handsome, but if it came to attraction to girls, Ding Mingguang suspected he himself might still be more appealing.

It seemed this neurotic girl had been scared silly just then.

Of course, Zou Xiaomin’s brain wasn’t silly. She thought Wen Wen was handsome because what she saw was not his appearance, not even his demeanor, but something much deeper and harder to detect... the soul!

...

Wen Wen arrived at Guo Shengye’s former residence. Having lived there for a while, he was likely to have left some traces.

He first brushed the dust off the bookshelf with his hand, then lightly pinched some and brought it to his nose to smell.

There was a scent similar to that of the original draft albums on this bookshelf; this must be the place where Guo Shengye placed those albums.

The room was messy, but the bookshelf was decorated lavishly, with only a small section in the middle designated for the original draft albums, indicating that Guo Shengye valued these albums very much.

At the same time, every room in this house had at least one large mirror, and there were no signs that any of these mirrors had been moved.

If the Mirror Nightmare wasn’t residing in a small mirror, this meant it wasn’t confined to a single mirror like Magic Mirror Gidro but could move between different mirrors.

The lack of a specific host object made it that much harder for Wen Wen to locate him.

On his way here, Wen Wen had made a phone call and chatted briefly with the editor from the Sakura District who worked with Guo Shengye.

From the editor, he learned that Guo Shengye was a "genius" doujinshi artist who emerged out of nowhere six months ago.

His drawing speed was fast, his output was high, and his characters were exquisite—he was the type of artist that editors loved.

At the same time, he was very asocial, refusing to participate in any company events or take any assistants. Besides submitting his work at an extremely rapid pace, he almost never contacted the editors.

"What do you think about this Mirror Nightmare?" Wen Wen released Magic Mirror Gidro and asked.

Earlier, in the mental hospital, Magic Eye as manifested by Gidro’s ability, had been inside Wen Wen’s sleeve, observing the entire process as Wen Wen dealt with the Mirror Nightmare.

"It is a powerful being from within the mirror. If I were to face it alone, it could probably kill me easily, but..."

Gidro’s expression showed a hint of excitement, which caused him to neglect the humility he always maintained.

"The mirrors it controls contain actual entrances to the Mirror World, which are completely different from the ordinary mirror spaces. If I could enter there... I would undergo a transformation!"

"Undergo a transformation, what kind of transformation?"

Gidro thought for a moment and then shook his head, "I don’t know what changes I’ll undergo, but instinctively, I know that the world behind the mirror is a rare opportunity for me."

Wen Wen stroked his chin, contemplating. Perhaps it was worth taking a look at the world behind the mirror.

Setting aside Gidro’s mentioned opportunities, just from the fact that the Mirror Nightmare had surrounded You Han without killing him, it suggested that the Mirror Nightmare might not have the ability to harm humans physically entering the mirror space but only used it as an inescapable prison.

It could be that physically entering the mirror space was the breakthrough needed to defeat the Mirror Nightmare. After all, Wen Wen could always extract himself from the situation via the Sanctuary at any time, so there wasn’t much danger for him.

Most importantly, Wen Wen was truly intrigued by the world inside the mirror!

"Since you want to go to the world inside the mirror, do you have a way to find out where the Mirror Nightmare is right now?"

Gidro showed a troubled expression and said, "There’s quite a big gap in our abilities. Unless it appears in front of me, it’s very difficult for me to locate it."

"However, you’d better take me back in because I can feel that it’s observing this place through some method. A moment of neglect from you, and I might be dead..."

"Tch... coward."

Wen Wen snorted disdainfully, then put Gidro back into the Space Ring. With the Magic Eye present, they could still communicate.

Afterward, Wen Wen rubbed his forehead in frustration.

If Guo Shengye and his group continued to stay out of sight, finding them would indeed be very difficult.

The adversary could hide in any mirror, and as much as Wen Wen had powerful abilities, he had no place to employ them without a way to enter the mirror.

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