Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 682 - 672: Strange Qi

Chapter 682: Chapter 672: Strange Qi

Wen Wen stood to one side, smugly watching Illiyat getting beaten up by a group of True-order Masters.

The oddly charming chrysanthemum bloomed brighter and brighter, causing Illiyat’s strength to continually weaken, leaving him defenseless against the attacks of others.

Not only was his inherent strength waning, but the stand-ins restrained by the ’River of the Dead’ ability that he stored within his body were also weakening non-stop; now, even one of the deceased could not let him complete a full rebirth.

Xun Qing’s Sword of Intent could sever his Red Moon Domain, and Kikujuro’s chrysanthemum could cause the strength of the River of the Dead to diminish, with both of them present, Illiyat was unable to fully exert his capabilities.

"As long as he dies, I’ll have one less big trouble. The Thirteen Clans of the Blood Clan govern themselves, and the other clans probably still don’t know about Tao Qingqing’s matter."

"Besides, I should arrange some protection for that lass Qingqing later. Otherwise, any random vampire could recognize her uniqueness. It’s really too bothersome to deal with one wave after another."

Observing the combat at the True Order Rank, Wen Wen gained much insight. Not only were their realms higher than his, but even their techniques in using energy were more refined than Wen Wen’s, not a trace of strength wasted.

Especially Xun Qing, every move he made brought a little something to Wen Wen.

Just as Illiyat had revived several times, getting increasingly disheveled, and it was clear he was about to be finished off, Wen Wen suddenly felt an inexplicable palpitation.

It was as if something extremely dangerous was watching him. He turned around to look and faintly saw a white shadow, but when he looked carefully again, the shadow had completely disappeared.

"Dazzled? No, impossible... There was definitely something there before."

An ordinary person might experience dizziness due to mental stress, eye fatigue, and various other things, but none of those would happen to Wen Wen.

Wen Wen’s vision was so keen he could even see the wings of flies in flight, and with the presence of the Mirror Eye, he certainly wouldn’t have unexplained fireworks; thus, he became alert all of a sudden.

Long Suo and the others were not much different in strength from Wen Wen, but they had noticed nothing, which suggests that the thing was probably targeting Wen Wen.

Before Wen Wen could think clearly, he sensed an extremely strange presence!

The nature of the presence was indescribable; it might be weaker than Calamity Level, perhaps stronger than Catastrophe Level, giving Wen Wen an instinctive unease, as well as an indescribable sensation of temporal and spatial disorder.

The source of the presence was at the other end of the city and made no attempt to hide.

With that presence, there was also a high order level superpower user who was doing their best to display their aura, embedding a strong message within it... The message was a plea for help!

The five True-order Masters who were assaulting Illiyat also felt this presence at the same time, and their faces changed color.

As True-order superpower users, they were experienced and knowledgeable, yet even so, this was their first time encountering such a strange thing.

"Leave this vampire to you for now, my brother is calling for help over there." That nearly bald True-order who used the Decree immediately mounted a huge brown bear and rushed towards the direction of the eerie presence.

And in that instant, no one noticed, Illiyat, who had been lying on the ground, managed to send a bat with a barely noticeable aura into the underground.

Then, Illiyat pretended to seize the opportunity and suddenly charged at the most inconspicuous Aifei Region True-order, attempting to use him as a breakthrough to escape.

Who knew that after receiving his punch, that dark-skinned True-order was directly shattered, and the fragments were not flesh and blood but sesame-sized insects!

Those insects burrowed into the caught off-guard Illiyat’s body and mercilessly devoured every inch of his flesh.

Xun Qing and his two companions also took action one after another, until Illiyat could no longer complete his resurrection, his entire body turning into a pile of dust.

George took out a small jar and gathered all the dust, planning to find an opportunity later to completely disperse the dust into basic particles.

Afterward, they exchanged looks and all flew towards the direction of the slightly bald superpower user.

That eerie aura was too troubling to ignore; apart from fighters above Catastrophe Level, it was the first time anything had given them such an unsettling feeling.

Not only did several True-order Masters feel that aura, but many strong individuals within the city sensed it too, all rushing in that direction. It was one thing for the Association’s Demon Hunters to go, but if hidden monsters were to go as well, they would likely be in big trouble.

As Wen Wen was shocked by the aura, he was also worried about the white-robed figure he had glimpsed earlier. With the two appearing so closely time-wise, could there be some inherent connection?

Lost in thought, Wen Wen failed to notice a tiny pink and adorable bat the size of a finger quietly crawling out of the ground, clinging to the hem of Wen Wen’s clothes and flashing a strange light in its eyes.

This bat was none other than Illiyat. He had sacrificed the vast majority of his body to successfully escape from under the noses of the True-order Masters.

Now he only had a little strength left, but he possessed an extremely powerful ability to hide, so much so that he was lying on Wen Wen’s body and Wen Wen had not even noticed.

Illiyat planned to follow Wen Wen like this until he saw Tao Qingqing.

Tao Qingqing was hidden by Wen Wen, and after Illiyat "died," Wen Wen would inevitably go to see Tao Qingqing. Then, Illiyat could take the opportunity to transfer to her body.

Once he was on Tao Qingqing’s body, he could use his position to forcefully control Tao Qingqing’s mind, making her take him back to his clan’s residence, where he could slowly regain strength.

The secret of Tao Qingqing’s magical constitution was something he was determined to obtain. If he could replicate it throughout the Blood Clan, he would become the leader guiding the Blood Clan to dominance.

With a bit of luck, he might even use this opportunity to step into the realm of Catastrophe Level!

...

More than ten minutes earlier, in the slums of Nim City.

Boyeve’s eyes widened as he watched the eerie monster slowly approaching him.

The creature’s black and emaciated body seemed to be filled with a twisted hunger, and thick goo oozed through the tiny gaps in its body, its hollow straw-like mouthpiece aimed at his neck.

Stein Markul bowed slightly to Boyeve, then left the place with a cheerful stride.

In his heart, Boyeve was already a dead man.

No one could escape Death under the pursuit of the Hound, at least not in Stein’s knowledge.

If he didn’t have the hereditary method of deceiving the Hound, allowing it to switch its target to someone else, he too would have died by now in the Hound’s proboscis, turned into a skeleton with a thousand years of history.

However, regardless of the deception, as long as the Hound’s chosen target wasn’t dead, it would not cease its hunt, and the effectiveness of the deception would also grow weaker and weaker.

Therefore, he absolutely had to extract the method of evading the Hound from the Guide.