Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 586 - 585 Fierce Tiger

Chapter 586: Chapter 585 Fierce Tiger

There was a powerful group of tiger-shaped monsters, which appeared to have a clear hierarchy, and each tiger possessed considerable strength along with deadly germs.

This group of tigers held half of the city’s residents hostage, preventing the Association from using some special measures, so the Association now recruited idle Rangers to head to Guangnan Province to resolve the crisis.

The recruitment order Wen Wen received was not mandatory because he had made a deal with Chief Investigator Zheng Diao, so the Association would no longer send him compulsory orders.

The more he read, the worse Wen Wen’s expression became, and he muttered a few brief words, "Tigers, germs... Tiger Plague!"

The more he looked at this information, the more it resembled the Tiger Plague that the Moon Goddess had once mentioned.

The Moon Goddess had said that Royal Changyi Tigers are a twin species, born as a pair, one male and one female. When one dies, the other awakens mysterious powers, unleashing a terrifying plague related to tigers in its vicinity.

Since not too much time had passed since the Moon Goddess had killed the Gongyu Yuhu, Wen Wen was very confident in his judgment.

Although Gongyu Yuhu was not killed by Wen Wen, this matter ultimately had a direct connection to him; he couldn’t just stand by, so Wen Wen accepted the order without hesitation.

"That mysterious staircase will have to wait for later, I hope it won’t be resolved by someone else beforehand."

Because he wanted to see that mysterious staircase, Wen Wen was now very close to Yueshan City, the location of the Tiger Plague outbreak, requiring only a few hours’ drive to reach his destination.

"Three Cubs, drive to Yueshan City, Guangnan Province as fast as possible, don’t worry about speed limits, go full speed ahead."

Upon hearing Wen Wen’s words, Three Cubs put on a pair of small sunglasses and floored the accelerator, speeding off in the black sports car.

After accepting the task, Wen Wen could access more information about this mission.

These tigers originated from a primitive forest area in the Southern Border Great Forest; they had not started on such a large scale, but the creatures injured by these tigers would also transform into that peculiar type of tiger.

This initial discovery of these tigers was closely timed with the Moon Goddess killing the Royal Changyi Tiger, confirming Wen Wen’s thoughts.

According to the intelligence obtained from Yueshan City, these tigers were originally just stupid wild beasts, but in this short period, they had evolved clear social hierarchies, and if given another few weeks, they might become even more terrifying.

The tigers were divided into three ranks, the highest being the Slave Master rank with strength ranging from the Disaster Lower Order to Upper Order.

Creatures killed by Slave Masters turned into Specters for the Slave Masters, able to exert most of their pre-death strength and being very difficult to deal with because they feel no pain and do not fear death.

The middle rank was the ’Tiger Warrior’ rank, soldier creatures controlled by the Slave Masters.

Creatures injured by Tiger Warriors but not killed, would turn into monsters draped in tiger skins, generally of Disaster Level strength; some even reached Catastrophe Level. Superpower users had some resistance to this virus, but without timely treatment after being injured, they could also turn into those types of monsters.

The lowest rank was the slaves, all creatures injured by Tiger Warriors who mutated into monsters. They formed the lowest layer in this tiger society and didn’t carry the germ that could transform other creatures, yet they were still lethal to ordinary humans.

As for the mastermind behind this outbreak, the Association still had no intelligence, but Wen Wen knew in his heart that it must be the Mother Yu Changhu with at least True Order Level strength!

Had it not been for the Hunters Association of Guangnan Province launching strong sniper attacks against these tigers early in the outbreak, these creatures would have spread across the entire Guangnan Province like a virus.

But all they could do was confine those tigers within Yueshan City; they were unable to completely eliminate them.

While reviewing the data, Wen Wen suddenly received a phone call from Yin Hu.

"Are you planning to intervene in the tiger incident in Yueshan City?"

Wen Wen replied, "Yes, these tigers are dangerous, so I want to help out a bit."

Yin Hu immediately said to Wen Wen, "I originally didn’t plan to bother you, but since you are interested in intervening, could you also get the Black Cross to lend a hand? Although we have already done our best to gather our strength, there might still be a shortfall."

Wen Wen frowned and asked, "The Association’s strength isn’t sufficient? Are these tigers that powerful?"

Yin Hu sighed and said, "Immortal Xun needs to suppress a Catastrophic Creature and can’t be spared, and the True-order Masters at the headquarters are all busy with urgent matters. Only two from the True Order are available to rush to the scene."

"Aren’t two people enough?" Wen Wen asked, puzzled.

Yin Hu shook his head and said, "If it were just that group of tigers, the two True-order individuals, together with the Rangers we’ve summoned, could handle them... But during our investigation, we discovered that there seems to be a mysterious force hiding there, and we’re worried about unexpected incidents."

"A mysterious force? What kind of mysterious force?" Wen Wen became interested.

Yin Hu hesitated for a moment before telling Wen Wen, "You should have seen in the intelligence that these tigers originated from the Southern Border Great Forest. If they were to expand from the direction of the forest, we would need several times the effort to control them."

"But the current situation is, all the tigers have been confined in Yueshan City, not a single one causing trouble outside... and it wasn’t done by the Association."

Wen Wen’s eyes widened and he asked, "It wasn’t done by the Association?"

Yin Hu nodded bitterly, "That’s right, according to our investigation, these tigers initially wanted to spread to the Southern Border Great Forest but were defeated by a mysterious force. All the tigers in the forest were killed."

"In other words, the tigers occupying Yueshan City are just a group of beaten and battered remnants. Such a feat requires a considerably powerful force, but we have no information on this mysterious force at all."

"So if possible, I hope the Black Cross can also get involved and help us resolve some of the troubles."

After thinking for a moment, Wen Wen evaded Yin Hu’s suggestion, "Lord Black Cross wouldn’t personally handle such matters, but I can call some other help. However, you’d best not hold too much hope."

Yin Hu seemed somewhat disappointed, "No matter, as long as you are willing to help, the pressure on our side can be greatly relieved. Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Wen felt a slight headache. If it weren’t for the fact that ’Black Cross’ really was just an empty shell, he actually wanted to help more.

However, the current Sanctuary, though lacking a True Order Realm master, was still a significant force when all the monsters gathered together.

What Wen Wen was most curious about was where that mysterious force exactly came from.

From what Yin Hu mentioned, that mysterious force managed to completely defeat the Tiger Plague even before the Hunters Association, something not just any force could achieve.

Wen Wen scratched his head in frustration and said, "For now, I’ll stop thinking too much about it. It doesn’t matter who they are... as long as they are not the former criminals from the Sanctuary..."