Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 629 - 618 Lord Tian Shi’s Accusation

Chapter 629: Chapter 618 Lord Tian Shi’s Accusation

The Hateful Demon Monster fell silent for a moment before revealing a poisonous hate-filled expression to Wen Wen, "You might as well just kill me because even if I die, those people will be trapped in this illusionary realm forever. I am but the knife used for revenge, the hand that wields the knife is still..."

Wen Wen didn’t let him finish but instead directly dragged it into the Sanctuary, as continuing the interrogation was pointless.

The Hateful Demon Monster was the embodiment of the hate from ’Heaven Stone’, and under such intense hatred, it was impossible for it to reveal the method to save the townspeople. Continuing to question it would have been in vain, so by capturing it in the Sanctuary, half of the incident was resolved.

According to Wen Wen and Moyadi’s speculation, Heaven Stone itself was incapable of exacting revenge on the townspeople, which is why it needed the Hateful Demon Monster as its enforcer. Although the illusion had not been lifted, the townspeople were momentarily safe. Wen Wen now had the opportunity to address the root of the problem, and he already had an idea on how to solve it.

In the images provided by the Surveillance Point, apart from the Hateful Demon Monster, there was another entity above the Disaster Level in the town, which must be the ’it’ the Hateful Demon Monster mentioned, the true Heaven Stone.

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Wen Wen instructed Tao Qingqing to watch over the comatose townspeople, while he himself arrived at the church that housed the Endless Stairs.

The old Demon Hunter was sitting on the ground at the door. His expression was peaceful, as though he was thinking of something pleasant, perhaps even happy about earning two thousand Demon Hunting Coins from Wen Wen, but he was no longer breathing.

Wen Wen sighed. Before coming, he had considered that the old Demon Hunter might have fallen on hard times, but actually seeing it, he couldn’t help but feel regret.

The old Demon Hunter was also a resident of Tian Family Town, and he was the closest to the church. After the Hateful Demon Monster began its retaliation, he was very likely the first target. To a common Demon Hunter, the Hateful Demon Monster was simply too strong.

On the original chair sat another person, a young man whose body emitted a faint white glow. That was the target Wen Wen was looking for, the second Disaster Level existence within the Illusionary Town.

"I thought you would hide and seek with me first, and I would have to beat you up before you would be willing to communicate properly. I didn’t expect you to be sitting right here in front of me," Wen Wen said to him in a deep voice as he approached.

The young man laughed and responded, "Since the Hateful fellow has already been killed, there’s no point in me hiding anymore. Please, have a seat."

With a gentle sweep of his hand, a chair appeared out of thin air across from him. This chair was constructed from Illusion Technique, but for Wen Wen, who was wearing the Illusory Desire Heavenly Garment, the chair was as real as any other.

"How can I be sure that this chair isn’t a trap?" Wen Wen asked with narrowed eyes.

The young man shook his head and said, "If I wanted to harm you, I wouldn’t use such a method. You were able to come back here because of that garment, which also means that now all illusion techniques are real damage to you. As the master of this Illusionary Realm, taking care of you would be very simple unless you’re willing to take off that garment and leave."

Wen Wen felt his reasoning was sound, so he sat down in the chair, prepared to listen to what the young man had to say.

To enter this Illusionary Realm, Wen Wen had made himself vulnerable to ’Illusion Technique’, almost like a weak point. His resistance to illusions had effectively become negative, and the young man opposite him could be considered an Illusion Master, holding a great advantage over Wen Wen. Thus, if a peaceful conversation could be had, Wen Wen wished to avoid conflict.

The young man smiled and asked Wen Wen, "How may I address you?"

"Wen Li," Wen Wen replied without hesitation.

"You’re not an honest person; you clearly go by Wen Wen," the young man said, shaking his head. The Hateful Demon Monster had impersonated Wen Wen, so it was normal for the young man to know Wen Wen’s name.

Wen Wen said slightly annoyed, "Then why do you ask, are you trying to pick a fight?"

The young man smiled again and said, "However, ’Wen Li’ suits you very well. From your fight with the ’Abomination,’ it’s clear you’re full of resentment. If you don’t mind, you can call me ’Lord Tian Shi,’ as that’s what people here used to call me."

"I’m not interested in whatever name you go by," Wen Wen said coldly to him.

Lord Tian Shi wasn’t bothered by Wen Wen’s attitude, instead he said to Wen Wen, "I suppose you must be very curious about the existence of me and the Abomination. Let me tell you a story, and then you’ll understand everything."

Wen Wen glared with dead fish eyes and said, "I’m not curious, just hurry up and dissolve the Illusionary Realm."

Lord Tian Shi paused, then after a moment of silence he said, "I will solve this Illusionary Realm and release everyone after I’ve finished my tale."

Wen Wen nodded in response and said, "Alright then, make it brief."

Lord Tian Shi shifted his posture and said, "Actually, I don’t clearly remember my own origins; I only vaguely recall being a part of something else. The first time I attained independent consciousness, I saw those simple people worshipping me, hoping I would provide them with shelter."

"At that time, I was grateful to them, because without them, perhaps I would have never awakened. So, I decided to provide them with protection. From then on, all the strength within my body transformed to sustain and improve this town."

"Under my protection, this town always enjoyed good weather and harvests, becoming one of the wealthiest around. They often had all sorts of requests for me, some of which I couldn’t fulfill, but I did my best to try."

As he said this, a smile of genuine happiness unconsciously spread across Lord Tian Shi’s face, clearly enjoying reminiscing about that time.

"Until one day, a Calamity struck. I exhausted all my strength just to keep this town alive through the disaster and thus used up all my power, falling in the last aftershock of the Calamity."

Lord Tian Shi’s face became twisted, and a Qi similar to that of the Hateful Demon Monster emanated from him. He glared angrily at Wen Wen as he said:

"When I woke up, my body was shattered to pieces!"

"The townspeople who once worshipped and sacrificed to me now saw me as the source of the Calamity."

"They buried my body in countless corners of this town to ensure I could never be whole again!"

"They relentlessly slandered me; no one remembered the good I did, and they even used pieces of my body to construct churches to worship other deities!"

Watching Lord Tian Shi’s accusation, Wen Wen couldn’t help but pick up the chair and scoot back a bit to avoid being splashed by his spittle.

"From that time on, for the first time, I felt the emotion of hatred. But all my power was for protecting them; I couldn’t harm them. So, I spent two hundred years separating all my hate, while at the same time absorbing the malice from the humans nearby, I nurtured the Hateful Demon Monster, a twisted creation, wanting it to accomplish my revenge."

With a long sigh, Lord Tian Shi gazed at the sky with a melancholic expression and scoffed, "The irony is, after I released all my hatred, I no longer wanted revenge..."