Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 715 - 705: The Church’s Reaction

Chapter 715: Chapter 705: The Church’s Reaction

Menxia Province, Xihong City, Kanglai County, beneath a crooked old tree.

A cicada the size of a soccer ball was grasped by a strange arm, of which only about twenty-thirty percent was flesh and bone; the rest was filled with mechanical parts like gears and chains, and at the end of that arm... there was nothing!

The cicada clenched onto the arm relentlessly, continuously emitting blue light from its body, attempting to transform the arm into blue glass, but the blue light had no effect on the arm.

After struggling for a while, the cicada was directly crushed by the arm. The arm rummaged through the debris for a while and, not finding what it wanted, disappointedly, used its fingers as legs and left.

The five fingers were extremely powerful and moved very fast, making the arm move much faster than an ordinary person.

About ten minutes after the arm left, five blue cicadas flew to the area, buzzing loudly. They searched every corner nearby but did not find what they were looking for.

After flying around aimlessly for a while, they passed an old farmer wearing clothes with a cross on them. The giant cicadas looked at each other and immediately rushed towards the old farmer...

...

"One, two..."

Sitting on the roof of a parked car, Wen Wen spread out the map of Menxia Province, marking and drawing on it.

He marked all the places where cicadas had appeared and then connected them together, eventually forming a pattern nearly semi-circular.

The center of the semi-circular pattern was just below Caiyun Port City in Liaozhou City, a coastal city, with Xihong City to the west.

These two adjacent cities, one seemingly the center of the cicada incident and the other abundant in supernatural occurrences, had an environment even more harsh than Nim City had been before.

"These two events occurring simultaneously is either purely coincidental, or... there is a connection between them."

However, the supernatural phenomena occurring in Xihong City and the cicadas clearly were not the same kind, and whether there was any relation between them would require Wen Wen to personally investigate to learn the truth.

Returning to the car, Wen Wen urged Three Cubs to drive faster, his mind still occupied with that plane that had yet to be delivered as the car’s speed on the ground was still too slow.

Suddenly, Wen Wen’s Ranger Terminal vibrated again—it was a message from the Association.

He had already taken on the relevant mission the night before, so all messages related to this event were being sent to his terminal.

Seeing the message, Wen Wen raised an eyebrow.

"I thought Glory Church wouldn’t take it too seriously..."

First, Creation Church in the Capital District announced that all large-scale religious activities in Menxia Province were temporarily suspended, and the specific resumption time would be notified later.

Meanwhile, Glory Church also pulled over half of their forces from across the Capitol District overnight to support Menxia Province.

An Archbishop of True Order Rank, along with other high-ranked experts, rushed to the provincial capital of Menxia Province overnight, ready to act immediately at any sign of trouble.

After tonight, every church in Menxia Province would be guarded by superpower users.

Apart from the Capital District, branches of Glory Church in other districts also rallied their best troops to Menxia Province, and it was rumored that secret forces from their reserves were activated...

"More than twenty small churches, is that really worth such great concern from Glory Church?"

"Regardless, isn’t this reaction a bit excessive? The people from Glory Church must know some insider details that I’m unaware of..."

The reaction from Glory Church made Wen Wen elevate his assessment of the event by one level. Although he was still unclear about the reasons, Glory Church definitely would not act without aim.

After all, Glory Church wasn’t like the Hunter Association, which was flush with resources; mobilizing a great number but ending up with nothing would be a loss they would find hard to accept.

"I should head to Liaozhou City first and see if I can discover anything."

...

At the airport in Liaozhou City, Yan Xiu, carrying a shoulder bag, stepped off the plane.

His face mask was blank, showing no expression. The mask could display emoticons according to his mood, but he had some control over it.

Traveling with him on the plane were two superpower users from Glory Church, one Holy Knight and two Divine Technicians.

Holy Knights were well-trained martial artists who inherited armor passed down by Glory Church, gaining strength comparable to that of superpower users.

The Divine Technicians, similar to Wizards, obtained their power by studying secret texts. However, the knowledge they acquired was quite special; it didn’t drive them mad, though their power grew much slower compared to the wizards from the Golden Eagle District.

However, what Yan Xiu was most concerned about wasn’t his colleagues but a transport plane in the distance, its cargo bay doors open, the contents already removed.

Yet, Yan Xiu could sense a very familiar power emanating from that plane... A Purifying Angel!

The stone sculpture of a Purifying Angel had once been inside that plane. Considering the size of the transport, there was likely other angel statues inside.

"Even angels were transported here, is the holy war mentioned in the notice real?"

Yan Xiu felt a slight headache. He had always been hiding his strength, so faking his death through an intense battle seemed somewhat feasible.

But with the statue of the Purifying Angel here, the situation was different. Although he didn’t know why the Purifying Angel hadn’t reported him to the church, an encounter with it would definitely complicate matters.

There were members of the Creation Church at the airport, waiting for Yan Xiu and other superpower users. They boarded the church’s vehicle, which would take them to the various churches in Liaocheng City.

After driving for about ten minutes, Yan Xiu suddenly opened his eyes as he felt intense energy waves not far ahead—there was a battle involving superpower users!

Yan Xiu and the others quickly got out of the bus and headed towards the site of the energy explosion. They saw several trucks laden with angel statues overturned, with each statue on the ground covered in blue cicadas!

An angel with wings, wielding a light spear, was struggling in a fight against two cicadas, and it was evidently about to be overwhelmed.

The Divine Technicians responsible for transporting the angels had been killed by these cicadas. Only certain clergy with secret commands could release the angels from their stone form. Thus, although the other angel statues possessed formidable strength, they could only let the cicadas feed on them.

The superpower users tried to assist, but the flying speed of the cicadas was too fast; their efforts were like trying to extinguish a car fire with a cup of water.

Just then, an urgent voice resounded in Yan Xiu’s mind, "I can drive these creatures away. You and I have formed a pact before; you can release me from this stone form."

Without changing his expression, Yan Xiu replied in his mind, "How can you assure me that once released, you won’t harm me?"