Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 617 - 606: A Person’s Small Town

Chapter 617: Chapter 606: A Person’s Small Town

Wen Wen was quite certain that the nature of the Endless Stairs was that of a powerful containment item capable of perfectly constructing an Illusionary Realm, and it might also, to some extent, manipulate the space within the church.

The Illusionary Realm it constructed was so convincing that even Wen Wen took such a long time to see through it, which meant it had to be at least on the Upper Sequence Level.

If it had some other abilities, its rating might even rise to the True Sequence Level. Such a containment item’s level of danger would far exceed that of the mere Endless Stairs.

If Wen Wen was not mistaken, at least one hundred meters of depth in these stairs was real, because after he delved two levels deeper, although the temperature was changing slowly, it fluctuated within that specific range.

It was the combination of reality and illusion that constructed such a powerful Illusionary Realm.

Wen Wen said coldly, "I’m very curious about what your goal is in constructing this false image of the Endless Stairs. All the Demon Hunters who came to explore left safely, so your purpose isn’t to trap those who come here for exploration."

The elder formed by the Mud Monster replied, "I do not know its purpose, because what you see now is actually just an illusion, a mechanism that appears when someone sees through the Illusionary Realm."

Wen Wen asked curiously, "Now that I have seen through this mechanism, what do you want to do with me?"

The elder shook his head and said, "You are very powerful, there’s nothing I can do to you, but I can ask you to leave and prevent you from entering here again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Wen felt a shift in space, and the next second he appeared outside the staircase, facing the church’s main entrance, as if it was indicating that he should leave the church quickly.

Wen Wen turned to look at the dilapidated wooden door and charged in again like a gust of wind, but this time, he only ran a short distance before reaching the end because what he saw was just an ordinary, completely unexceptional basement.

"This church is not just of Upper Sequence, it must be a containment item of at least the True Sequence Level. Once you enter its range, you will adventure through its Illusionary Realm, and if you encounter something uncontrollable, you will be expelled..."

Wen Wen’s expression was uncertain. Although this object did not show any obvious malice, one couldn’t merely assign a semi-retired old Demon Hunter to watch over something with such capability.

After returning, Wen Wen would inform the Association about this place, so the Association would send professionals to deal with the church. They could no longer allow Demon Hunters to venture in carelessly.

Wen Wen pushed open the church’s main door, wanting to find the old Demon Hunter and get his two thousand Demon Hunting Coins back, as he had legitimately passed twenty levels of the Endless Stairs, which were an illusion.

To Wen Wen’s surprise, the old Demon Hunter was not sitting at the doorway as he had been before.

There was indeed a chair at the doorway, but it was covered in a layer of dust...

Wen Wen frowned, "Was the old Demon Hunter I saw at the doorway also an illusion? This thing’s power is indeed strong..."

"Wait, when exactly did the illusions start happening?"

"Am I still in an illusion right now?"

A chill of sweat suddenly broke out on Wen Wen’s back, and he had a terrifying suspicion: could it be that since entering this town, he had always been within an Illusionary Realm!

He spread out his perception fully, meticulously searching every inch of the land nearby, and then he felt not a single living person’s aura!

All the villagers, Tao Qingqing, and the Three Cubs had all vanished.

It was as if he were the only one existing in this town!

...

The old Demon Hunter sat in the chair, waiting for those inside the church to finish their challenge.

At the entrance of the church, there was a small sign indicating the number of levels the challenger had passed. He watched as the person who had just gone in passed twenty-one levels and couldn’t help but gape in amazement.

"My freshly acquired two thousand Demon Hunting Coins, not even warm in my hand yet, and now I have to give them back..."

"Clearly a strong person, yet he disguises his strength and puts on a weak front. This guy definitely won’t be able to find a wife in the future."

Amidst his sympathy, he saw Wen Wen, who looked somewhat disheveled compared to before, dejectedly walking out from the church and then leaving its vicinity, not mentioning anything about those two thousand Demon Hunting Coins.

The old Demon Hunter smacked his lips and said, "He left on his own, it’s not because I refused to give it to him. Such a generous Demon Hunter will definitely find a beautiful wife in the future..."

Inside the hotel, Tao Qingqing was fiddling with Wen Wen’s laptop.

When Wen Wen left, he had told her the password and the channels he used to check messages, hoping she could thoroughly investigate that case.

To earn Wen Wen’s trust, Tao Qingqing took her investigation seriously.

First, based on those suction cups, she suspected that the killer might be an octopus or a similar monster.

Such a type of monster would require water or a moist environment to survive, and Tian Family Town only had a small stream nearby. She carefully explored along the stream but found no traces of the monster’s presence.

Her investigation had hit a dead end, but she didn’t just focus on Third Master Tian’s case; she collected information on all the recent murder cases around the town.

As she combed through the information, Tao Qingqing’s brows progressively knit together.

"What’s wrong, did you find something?"

Wen Wen’s voice came from behind her. Tao Qingqing turned around and saw that Wen Wen had returned to the hotel at some point.

Tao Qingqing explained, "I’ve noticed that the frequency of death incidents in the town has been unusually high in the past few days."

"Suicides, traffic accidents, vendettas, accidental deaths... and so on, there have been over thirty cases in a row. Each case seems explainable on its own, but the frequency is more than ten times higher than a normal small town."

"Such a high frequency only points to one possibility—that there’s a monster secretly killing in the town."

"But what confuses me is that no matter what, I can’t find even a trace of a supernatural aura. Even if there is no monster here, there shouldn’t be a complete absence of any traces of superpower strength..."

Wen Wen said to Tao Qingqing in a voice so sweet it was cloying, "Qingqing, don’t be discouraged. The purpose of a puzzle is to be solved by you. Just find that monster, and I’ll be right there with you to deal with it."

Tao Qingqing looked at Wen Wen skeptically. Why had this guy suddenly become so disgustingly considerate? Shouldn’t he be acting more like Zhou the Flayer...

Even though she did truly want Wen Wen to behave like this towards her, when he actually did, she felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face? If you’ve found something, spill it!"

No sooner had she entertained that thought than Wen Wen’s demeanor became harsh again, and he scolded her.

His abrasive attitude dispelled her doubts and made her feel more at ease.

This was the normal Wen Wen.