Catastrophe Containment Facility
Chapter 826 Barren Forest

Chapter 826: Chapter 826 Barren Forest

The Poker General jumped off the rooftop and then disappeared from the ground; he didn’t know how dangerous this mission was. Even if he knew, he had no way to refuse Wen Wen.

Meanwhile, Wen Wen continued to sit on the rooftop, observing the three individuals moving forward through the Poker General’s vision.

The three of them appeared vacant, as if they could see something invisible to others, their steps unrelenting as they headed in a single direction.

After leaving the village, their speed increased significantly, far beyond what ordinary humans could achieve.

Elsewhere, at the other end of the Qingqin Prairie, several Demon Hunters were also advancing in a single direction.

The leader of this group was a bald-headed man, his shiny head conspicuous in the night. Naturally, this bald man was Wu Liugen.

He was on a mission commissioned by the Hunter Association to handle an anomaly nearby.

Around the Qingqin Prairie and the surrounding large areas, people often hear inexplicable voices calling their names. Anyone who hears their name will vanish into the night at some point.

Not only the ordinary folks nearby but even some weaker superpower users can fall victim to it!

In just one village, it might mean one or two deaths a day, but across a larger area, the daily death toll is quite alarming.

That’s why this Demon Hunter Squad was mobilized; they must uncover the truth about this entity and kill it!

Though the Undead won’t stay dead even if killed, the stronger they are, the longer it takes them to resurrect.

This entity capable of widespread calling, once killed, allows for a period of stability.

Moreover, once the method to kill it is discovered, eliminating it the next time becomes much easier.

In fact, with the current forces the Hunter Association has deployed on the Qing Ridge Plateau, sweeping through the entire plateau to eradicate the Undead wouldn’t be difficult if they were willing to bear some casualties.

The difficulty lies in these beings reviving after a period once killed.

As long as this eerie domain isn’t eradicated, the calamity will repeat countless times.

Xun Ying had also taken some time to visit and drained the blood from most of the powerful monsters here.

But even he couldn’t handle the bizarre environment and couldn’t remain here to suppress it, hence the Qing Ridge Plateau issue reached a stalemate.

The squad consisted of six people in total, aside from Wu Liugen, there were Chu Wei, Gu Panxi, and the Ranger ’Fearful Butterfly’, among others known to Wen Wen.

Although Chu Wei hadn’t shown his true form before the Demon Hunters, his outstanding combat achievements granted him the qualification to join the squad.

At this time, Gu Panxi already possessed Disaster Intermediate Sequence strength, and her ability, Holy Crystal Angel, had a powerful damage bonus against the Undead, more effective than a general Upper Sequence superpower user.

As for Fearful Butterfly, she had always been researching whether poison could be used to specifically target the Undead, and this mission served her research purpose.

As for the other two minor Demon Hunters, they are not detailed here.

Undoubtedly, this was a powerful elite Demon Hunter Squad, yet they encountered a crisis just after stepping onto the Qingqin Prairie.

That crisis was Chu Wei getting hit!

He heard a mysterious voice call his name, and on the first night, he turned vacant and started walking straight in one direction.

The Hunter Association knew more about this voice than Rabbit Village; in the specified area, about one percent of the creatures hear a strange voice calling their name daily.

For beings above Disaster Level, the call likelihood is minimal, but this unlikely event just happened unfoundedly within the squad.

This was related to the side effects of Chu Wei’s ability; within his ability’s coverage, if any fatal incidents could occur, the victim would inevitably be Chu Wei...

Thus, this temporarily formed Demon Hunter Squad had no choice but to follow Chu Wei forward, forcing their way through.

Thinking positively, since Chu Wei himself can’t die, maybe this is the fastest way to find the enemy.

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The Poker General followed those three people, about ten minutes from their departure, he experienced an inexplicable mental influence, slightly slowing his actions, though it was easily shaken off.

It seems part of the tracking group vanished this way.

Unexpectedly, this tracking continued almost two hours, and on the way, Wen Wen encountered others moving aimlessly as well.

Along the way, the Undead noticed these travelers but let them pass unscathed, clearly indicating the Undead’s involvement in this affair.

Wen Wen’s expression grew slightly grave, as it seemed no monster was specifically targeting Rabbit Village at all.

Instead, something in a broader area was calling, with the Rabbit Village victims being just a part of it.

After advancing a few more minutes, Wen Wen finally saw a change—it was a forest of barren trees ahead.

The desolate moonlight shone coldly on the treeless forest, complemented by pools of green shining water on the ground, adding eerie intensity to the forest.

Within these woods, an intensely evil force was faintly present; this must be the source of the name-calling voice.

The Poker General stopped, not entering the forest by Wen Wen’s command, suspecting that this was where Bai Xiaoman, the village chief, faltered, and advancing further might cost the Poker General’s life.

While he was only of Disaster Lower Order strength, Wen Wen didn’t need his abilities frequently, but he wasn’t willing to waste him here.

After all, as long as people entered the forest regularly, there was no need to follow those three from Rabbit Village to find the path forward.

So Wen Wen snapped his fingers, releasing several tiger-like Puppets, each branded with a spatial mark on its back.

Then Wen Wen had one of the tiger-like Puppets pretend to be confused and follow a beguiled person into the forest.

At first, everything seemed normal, but not even one hundred meters in, Wen Wen lost contact with the Puppet.

The Puppet was instantaneously killed, with Wen Wen failing to see what obliterated it.

No matter, Wen Wen had plenty of Puppets; he could experiment with them one by one.

After changing direction, Wen Wen sent out another Puppet, only for it to be killed instantly as well. It wasn’t until three Puppets had died that Wen Wen understood what attacked them.

A giant red hand suddenly appeared, its palm larger than a person, and its wrist extending indefinitely, crushing the Puppet instantly upon appearance!