Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 736 - 726: Perish Together

Chapter 736: Chapter 726: Perish Together

Wu Liugen set down the Gatling, took out a lady’s handkerchief, and wiped the sweat off his bald head.

"This thing really uses up Buddha Power; if it were to run for a few more hours, I’m afraid the Buddha Power in this little monk would be sucked dry by it," he said.

Wen Wen’s eyebrows twitched continuously. With his style of shooting, the energy released in just a short while had already surpassed the total of a normal Upper Sequence Superpower User.

And he could still operate it for a few more hours?

What exactly was this bald man’s true strength?

It must be at least that of a True Order Psychic!

If he were not True Order, he would not have been able to use that method of blocking all five senses to simultaneously control so many cicadas and effortlessly defeat them.

Wu Liugen urged Yan Xiu, "Quickly set up everything that needs to be arranged; the noise from this fight is too loud. It won’t be long before the people from Glory Church arrive."

"Although I’m not afraid of them, I can’t let them see me; that would be too embarrassing," he continued.

Yan Xiu, who had been watching the spectacle, hurriedly moved a body that looked just like him from the basement of the church, and after a moment of thought, he removed the mask he was holding and placed it on the face of the body.

This mask was his signature. Without discarding this mask, he would not be able to convince the people from Glory Church that it was indeed he who had died.

Therefore, Wen Wen finally saw what Yan Xiu looked like without the mask.

His eyes were very attractive—no wonder Lin Lu liked him; he had a straight nose, and below that, Wen Wen could not see because, inside his mask, Yan Xiu was actually wearing a face mask!

Meanwhile, Wu Liugen also fetched a body similar in build to his and gently tapped the face of this corpse, causing it to morph into an exact replica of Wu Liugen’s.

Seeing Wen Wen looking at him in confusion, Wu Liugen explained, "I’ve fixed my ability in this mask. For a month, anyone who sees this body will think it’s me, and the people from Glory Church won’t keep the body for longer than a month."

Wen Wen said nothing more, now feeling that Wu Liugen was truly unfathomable.

After all the preparations were complete, Wu Liugen and Yan Xiu prepared to leave. Wen Wen, looking at the Yan Xiu mask on the body, felt it was such a pity to sacrifice such a rare treasure just for a fake death.

So he pulled Yan Xiu aside to discuss it. After their discussion, Wen Wen tampered a bit with the mask, leaving behind a spatial mark.

Once the people from Glory Church confirmed Yan Xiu’s identity, Wen Wen would retrieve the mask through the spatial mark.

After obtaining the mask, Wen Wen would hand it over to Red Beard for modification before returning it to use.

For this, Wen Wen agreed to give Yan Xiu a Superpower Item that he could use as compensation, since this might affect Yan Xiu’s fake death to some extent.

After the three of them had left, the people from Glory Church finally arrived, too late. They had received intelligence that there were over fifty cicadas here, but upon arriving, they found only two corpses disfigured beyond recognition.

After a thorough search with no issues detected, Glory Church added Yan Xiu and Wu Liugen to their death list.

...

In a park under an orange tree in Liaozhou City, three men were sitting—it was Wen Wen and the others who had departed earlier.

They were conducting a transaction; Wu Liugen wanted to buy Buddha’s Pistol and Buddha Gatling.

For this, Wu Liugen presented a pile of items for Wen Wen and Yan Xiu to select from.

A wooden fish seemingly made of synthetic wood, prayer beads that appeared to be stained with oil, a vajra pestle shaped like a rolling pin, a relic that looked like a gallstone, and mottled bodhi seeds...

Although these items looked unrefined, Wen Wen did not underestimate any of them, as each one—at least—held Disaster Level energy.

Wu Liugen pointed to these items and said, "These are Buddha relics that I have been playing with since I was a child. If you don’t like them, I can change them for others, there’s bound to be something you’ll like."

As a superpower user, Wen Wen was quite wealthy, but he still felt some envy when he saw the items Wu Liugen brought out.

The master of the Sanctuary, yet he didn’t have as many good things as this bald man!

However, upon further reflection, Wen Wen felt at ease, realizing that Buddhism, with its long and profound heritage, obviously had its advantages, and given Wu Liugen’s strength, it was only natural for him to have many valuable items, being a leading figure in Buddhism.

In the end, Yan Xiu took away a rolling pin... ah, a Vajra Pestle.

That item could enhance his ability, namely the controllable white light, and as long as he kept the Vajra Pestle on him, the light he emitted would turn golden, which would be beneficial for his future hiding.

And Wen Wen’s Buddha Gatling, being more valuable than Buddha’s Pistol, meant he took away a Bodhi Seed and a begging bowl... ah, a Bowl.

According to Wu Liugen, this Bodhi Seed came from a Bodhi Tree in Buddhism that possessed Disaster Level strength.

Carrying it on his person, it could keep his mind clear and effectively suppress some undesirable thoughts, which was quite beneficial for Wen Wen who was always on the brink of madness.

The Bowl, when thrown, could emit a golden light to subdue monsters. If successful, it could shrink the monster and encase it within the Bowl, and even if not successful, it could still restrain the monster’s movements.

After the transaction was completed, Wu Liugen did not leave but kept his eyes intensely fixed on Wen Wen.

"Benefactor Wen previously mentioned that you came here to ask Yan Xiu for help. I wonder if there’s anything I can assist with, as I would not shy away from helping if I can," he said.

Wu Liugen was fully aware that Yan Xiu’s feigned death act was akin to denouncing the church, but Yan Xiu had not hidden this from Wen Wen, indicating that Wen Wen knew Yan Xiu’s heart was not with Glory Church.

Therefore, Wen Wen had specifically sought out Yan Xiu at this time, most likely targeting Glory Church.

Wu Liugen had already considered Glory Church his greatest hypothetical enemy, so he wanted to lend Wen Wen a hand in this matter.

Additionally, his goal to revive Buddhism was inextricably tied to the support of the Hunters Association, hence it was essential to align with the powerful Demon Hunters.

Wen Wen hesitated briefly but eventually did not keep any secrets, and shared the purpose of his visit to Liaozhou City with Wu Liugen.

After listening to Wen Wen’s concerns, Wu Liugen’s eyes lit up as if he knew some insider information.

A moment later, Wu Liugen said to Wen Wen, "If Benefactor wants to investigate this matter, I can indeed provide some clues."

"While I was absorbing advanced experiences at Glory Church, I inevitably had to consult some written materials, so I have been to several of the church’s repositories a few times."

Wen Wen raised an eyebrow, repositories...

That must be forbidden grounds, right?

You’ve been there several times?

It seems that during his time infiltrating the church, he probably wasn’t just learning, despite his claims.

Wu Liugen continued, "According to the scriptures I saw, a significant incident occurred in Glory Church two thousand years ago."

"That incident directly led to a Catastrophe-Level battle in the Capital District, where the two opposing sides ended up ’perishing together,’ likely the matter that Benefactor wants to investigate..."

"Two Catastrophe-Level experts perished together!"

Wen Wen’s eyes brightened up at the mention of the two Catastrophe-Level experts who perished together.

Could they be that mysterious Cicada and the Fallen Angel?