Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 734 - 724 The Six Roots are Impure

Chapter 734: Chapter 724 The Six Roots are Impure

The chirping of cicadas changed, signaling that those cicadas were no longer circling in observation; the battle was about to begin!

Wen Wen glanced deeply at Wu Liugen, feeling that this guy didn’t seem like he was from Glory Church and must have another identity.

The church’s glass shattered simultaneously, and dozens of cicadas rushed in intent on one thing: to kill Wu Liugen.

Wu Liugen calmly took cover behind Yan Xiu, and then the cicadas seemed to lose their target, circling in the space inside the church.

Seeing so many cicadas, Yan Xiu’s face turned ghostly pale.

...Though he was wearing a mask that was already white to begin with.

Of the three people present, he was the most nervous, drawing Buddha’s Revolver and firing five shots at the cicadas.

He had thought it would be difficult to hit them with Buddha’s Revolver, but unexpectedly, each shot struck its target.

Unfortunately, the power of Buddha’s Revolver was limited. Even though it hit the cicadas, it only inflicted minor injuries on them and wasn’t fatal.

Observing the erratic flight of the cicadas, the look in Wen Wen’s eyes shifted slightly, noting the flight patterns of the cicadas; they seemed unable to see the three people in the church...

Otherwise, Yan Xiu’s bullets could have never hit their mark.

This must be Wu Liugen’s ability, no wonder he seemed so confident...

But how did he do it?

Illusion Technique or space disturbance?

It seemed even if Wen Wen hadn’t shown up, these dozens of cicadas would have been no match for the mysterious Wu Liugen.

"Eh, I just noticed, you have such a nice toy," said Wu Liugen, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the Buddha’s Pistol in Yan Xiu’s hand. "Let me see that gun."

Yan Xiu hesitated, not understanding why Wu Liugen wanted to see his gun at this time, but he handed it over anyway.

After shooting for a while, Yan Xiu also realized that the cicadas seemed unable to see them.

Wu Liugen toyed with the gun for a moment, then raised it and aimed at a cicada flying erratically as if headless.

"Hey, wait, the bullets are all gone..."

Yan Xiu hadn’t finished speaking when he saw the Buddha’s Revolver in Wu Liugen’s hand light up, and then he pulled the trigger.

After a loud bang, a bullet made purely of energy shot out, piercing through the head of a cicada!

The power was far greater than when the gun was in Yan Xiu’s hands!

Seeing the glowing pistol, Wen Wen’s expression became meaningful. The power of Buddha’s Pistol had increased in Wu Liugen’s hands, combined with the abnormality Wen Wen had observed on Wu Liugen earlier.

Wen Wen had already begun to guess at his identity.

Thus, Wen Wen pulled out the Buddha Gatling, shouldered it, and casually showed off to Wu Liugen.

The Buddha Gatling had been gathering dust in Wen Wen’s possession for a long time; Wen Wen hadn’t even bothered to buy bullets for it. If it weren’t for the fact that disposing of it through the Sanctuary might have exposed his identity, since it was obtained from the Hunters Association, he would have gotten rid of it long ago.

However, today it might finally be sold.

When Wu Liugen saw the Buddha Gatling, his eyes nearly popped out, and the Buddha’s Revolver in his hand suddenly seemed dull and uninteresting.

"Want it? I could sell it to you, but first, I want to know where you’re from."

Yan Xiu was now completely confused; he couldn’t figure out what these two were up to. There were so many deadly cicadas in the same room, yet these two started bargaining as if nothing was wrong?

Wu Liugen sighed and said, "Well, since the donor has already guessed, it’s meaningless for me to continue hiding it. I was indeed planning to fake my death today and break away from Glory Church, so there’s no harm in telling you."

Fake death?

Wasn’t he the one supposed to fake his death? How had it become Wu Liugen?

But he had already been shocked enough times today, so he showed no expression.

Wu Liugen took off the small round hat on his head, then removed his hair.

What was revealed before the two of them was a shiny bald head, with a scar from a monastic vow at the front...

While Yan Xiu couldn’t figure out the situation, Wen Wen found it expected; when he had taken out Buddha Gatling earlier, he had guessed Wu Liugen’s identity.

The runes engraved on Buddha’s Pistol are six special runes from Buddhism, known as the Six-Word Mantra.

Few in the Federation had heard of Buddhism, but it indeed thrived in the Capital District for a while.

Buddhism originated in the Yingua District and later spread to the Capital District, where it flourished for a period in history before quickly declining.

Now, few Buddhist followers are seen in the Federation, with only a minority in the southern regions of the Capital District still maintaining a complete Buddhist faith.

Although Buddhism is not prominent, their artifacts are quite good; many of the Hunter Association’s tools are inscribed with Buddhist runes, which have some lethal effect against malevolent forces.

But honestly, those effects are just average and certainly can’t achieve the exaggerated effect of Wu Liugen using Buddha’s Pistol.

Therefore, Wen Wen speculated that Wu Liugen must have a power that shared the same origin as the runes on Buddha’s Pistol, meaning Wu Liugen hailed from Buddhism.

After his brain froze for a moment, Yan Xiu finally understood and pointed at Wu Liugen’s bald head, saying, "You were originally an undercover agent sent by Buddhism to Glory Church!"

Wu Liugen waved his hand and said, "Don’t put it so harshly. I came to learn the advanced teachings of Creation Church to help develop Buddhism when I return."

"So that’s stealing secrets, which is typically called being undercover," Yan Xiu said coldly.

"So what if it’s undercover, you won’t report me anyway," Wu Liugen said brazenly.

The reason Yan Xiu became Wu Liugen’s only friend in Glory Church was that Yan Xiu’s faith was not strong and now he was even to the point of needing to fake his death to leave the church; Wu Liugen obviously wasn’t worried about Yan Xiu reporting him to the church.

Moreover, even if he did report, what would it matter? After tonight, Father Wu Liugen would be dead to the world, and only Master Liugen would remain.

Wu Liugen clapped Yan Xiu on the shoulder and said, "Don’t worry, you’ll definitely be able to fake your death tonight. With so many cicadas here, no one will believe we could survive."

Yan Xiu smiled bitterly; the cicadas were exactly what he was worried about.

Wen Wen, curious, asked, "If I hadn’t come, how would Master Liugen have dealt with these cicadas?"

Wu Liugen smiled shyly and said, "I am not accustomed to violence, so I can only rely on my supernatural powers to eradicate the root of the cicadas’ menace and then leave this place with Donor Yan."

"Is it your supernatural power that made these cicadas unable to see us?" Wen Wen asked with raised eyebrows.

"Hehehe, while it’s called supernatural powers, it’s actually what you call Superpower."

"Eye, ear, mouth, nose, body, mind are the six senses. My power can, to a certain degree, control an enemy’s five senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch, making them perceive everything as an illusion."

"As for the sixth sense, my skill is not sufficient, and I can’t guarantee full control..."

Wen Wen’s eyes widened. Vision, olfaction, gustation, audition, and touch—wasn’t Wu Liugen’s ability to control the enemy’s five senses?