Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 577 - 576: Sorry

Chapter 577: Chapter 576: Sorry

Hou Muyao had another argument with his brother, and seeing that he couldn’t persuade Hou Murong, he turned to Wen Wen and said,

"I’ve told you the information you wanted before, now it’s your turn to help me, help me subdue him so we can switch our bodies back."

Wen Wen shook his head and said, "I don’t think I need to help you."

"Are you thinking of going back on your word?"

Hou Muyao’s expression darkened. He knew Wen Wen was stronger than him, and if he really reneged, he had no way to stop him.

"It’s not like that, it’s just that what I’m about to say might shock you a bit..."

Wen Wen pondered for two seconds and hesitated before saying, "He doesn’t have a Soul, so he isn’t actually your brother."

Hou Muyao was stunned, looking at Hou Murong’s face across from him, seemingly unable to accept what he was hearing, "The Soul, gone?"

As one of the Souls of this eerie alternate space, Hou Muyao obviously knew what a missing Soul implied.

Wen Wen nodded and said, "Others here found their loved ones with Souls intact, but what you’re facing is merely a shell pieced together with Other Shore Flowers."

"If the story you told me previously on the subway is true, then I guess your brother offered himself to this space out of guilt, in exchange for allowing you to live again in the outside world."

"And this shell..."

Before Wen Wen could finish speaking, Hou Muyao rushed to Hou Murong’s side, and slapped a talisman onto Hou Murong’s chest.

The talisman emitted a yellow electric light, and after the electricity passed, Hou Murong’s body turned into withered Other Shore Flower petals and fell to the ground.

Hou Muyao sat down on the ground, his expression dazed, "There really is no Soul inside this..."

He first laughed through his tears, then quietly wept, alternating several times before lying on the ground staring at the gray sky, lost in thought.

Hou Muyao had never imagined that just wanting to relive the real world once more would cost his brother his life.

Wen Wen stood to the side, watching Hou Muyao’s distraught expression, feeling somewhat disheartened.

"The encounter between the living and the deceased only brews tragedy, regardless of the Deceased’s wishes, this place should no longer exist."

Wen Wen scratched his hair behind his ear, hissing softly, "Huh, I’m sympathizing with him, and it feels like empathy, which means I’m becoming more humane. I should give those kids some extra homework to celebrate when I get back."

Just as he was contemplating the predicament with the Monsters, Wen Wen froze, hearing footsteps behind him.

He said sardonically, "As Hou Murong’s Soul has vanished, but Hou Muyao still encounters his illusory presence, it’s unlikely this space would kindly spare me either."

As soon as the words fell, a tentative voice spoke from behind Wen Wen, "Excuse me... are you Wen Wen?"

The voice was familiar to Wen Wen, causing his body to stiffen slightly. He sighed deeply and said, "Perhaps this is also fine. I’ve moved past the incidents of the past, but I still owe an apology."

He turned around, and behind him stood a woman he knew very well, his mother.

The woman gave a gentle smile and said, "It’s been a long time, you’ve grown so..."

Wen Wen didn’t let her finish her sentence, instead embracing her tightly, eyes closed, softly saying,

"Although I haven’t made many friends or had a girlfriend over the years, you don’t need to worry about me. I’m doing well and can take care of myself..."

"Dad is not dead, and our house has remained just as you left it..."

Wen Wen babbled on for a long time while the woman quietly listened.

"In the end, I shouldn’t have gone mad then, I’m sorry..."

Tears trickled down the woman’s cheeks, as though she wanted to say something to Wen Wen.

But the warmth of Strength emanated from within Wen Wen, enveloping her and then instantly shattering her into pieces, without causing her any pain.

"I’ve said everything I wanted to say, now you should rest in peace."

Looking at the withered branches of the Other Shore Flower, Wen Wen’s eyes were slightly sorrowful as he lay beside Hou Muyao, both watching the grey sky.

After crying for a while, Hou Muyao’s emotions seemed to have stabilized, and he said to Wen Wen lying beside him,

"You seem to have a story too. Do you want to talk about it? It might feel better to talk."

Wen Wen was silent for a moment before saying, "The person just now was my mother, in some sense... I killed her."

"Killed your mother?"

Hou Muyao shifted slightly, looking at Wen Wen as if he were looking at a beast.

Wen Wen shook his head and said, "One day after school, I came home to find the door open, and a few thugs were holding her hostage and looting the house. She had some injuries, probably from being beaten, and I was driven mad by anger."

Hou Muyao thought Wen Wen’s mention of being driven mad was just a figure of speech, but he didn’t know that Wen Wen had truly ’gone mad’.

A fierce smile appeared on Wen Wen’s face, causing Hou Muyao to feel slightly chilled, "None of those thugs escaped. They all died by my hand. I made them suffer the worst pain, giving none of them a quick death."

Wen Wen’s gaze then dimmed, "The last one took my mother hostage, begging me to spare him, but I refused and made him die in the most horrific way imaginable..."

"But because of that, I also didn’t manage to save my mother."

After finishing, Wen Wen stood up, not looking to see Hou Muyao’s reaction.

Hou Muyao was right, it did indeed feel somewhat better to speak out, but if the person in front of Wen Wen had not been the stranger Hou Muyao, Wen Wen would never have shared this part of his past.

"You can’t entirely blame yourself..." Hou Muyao hesitated and then said.

Wen Wen smiled and said, "Thank you."

By this time, Li Youyou’s card game had ended, and she was saying goodbye to each of her friends.

After bidding farewell, she would probably dissolve her Soul, offering herself to this space.

With a tap of his toe, Wen Wen appeared beside Li Youyou, his black hair forming a barrier around her.

Seeing this, Xin Xue revealed light spots on her body, frantically hammering at the barrier created by Wen Wen.

She bit her lip, uncaring of the injuries she suffered from striking the barrier.

Previously, she had been unable to save Li Youyou, she couldn’t just watch her being taken away by this black-haired Monster again.

Among the black hair, Wen Wen used chains to drag Li Youyou into the Sanctuary, preventing her from sacrificing herself to this space.

Afterward, Wen Wen dissolved the Alternate Space, squinting at the sky.

"Where’s Youyou, where have you taken her?" Xin Xue’s eyes brimmed with tears, ready to fight Wen Wen to the death.

Wen Wen glanced at Xin Xue and said, "Shut up, stupid woman, go stand aside."

"If I hadn’t stepped in she would have truly disappeared forever. Besides, I don’t have time to deal with you, something is coming."