"No wonder the Association keeps this place. If nothing else, that thing just now, our entire Furong River Association couldn't handle it."
The appearance of the "Nie Long" made Wen Wen recognize his own strength, and understand that the Qiling Mountain Range was not a place where he could act recklessly.
Therefore, Wen Wen was much more careful in his subsequent hunts.
Here he was, playing the part of an ordinary person, cooking a meal in the jungle.
Behind him, a fat orange cat demon watched him from afar.
For a moment it extended its claws towards his neck, then retracted them, licking its paws, hesitant.
Finally, it steeled itself and crept towards Wen Wen, its soft paw pads making no sound on the ground.
Just as it was about to attack, a strange sound rang out, startling the cat demon and sending it retreating dozens of meters.
"Let's all meow together, meow meow meow meow..."
This was Wen Wen's ringtone. That's right, Wen Wen had changed his ringtone. The previous one had been criticized by several ladies, so he had switched to a cute one.
"Hello, Captain Lin, what's up? I'm on a mission. That puppet is really troublesome, it's giving me a headache."
The skill of lying with his eyes open had already been mastered by Wen Wen.
"Where are you?" The speaker was Lin Zhe Yuan, his tone heavy.
"Uh, I'm in Qiling Mountain. That puppet escaped to Qiling Mountain..." Wen Wen said guiltily.
Lin Zhe Yuan commanded, "Forget it. No matter where you are, abandon the mission and come back immediately."
Wen Wen blinked and asked, "Your tone... did something happen?"
"Something big happened. We need all hands on deck now. You need to come back as fast as possible. We'll discuss the specifics when you get back."
After a hasty conclusion, Lin Zhe Yuan hung up the phone, leaving Wen Wen to ponder.
"So urgent... Could they have found my tracks and are tricking me into cooperating with an investigation?"
"...Probably not. I didn't leave any tracks, and if that were the case, they would have used a more inconspicuous way to call me back."
"So something really happened?"
"The threat of Catastrophe class is me. What big event could happen without me there?"
Despite his heart full of doubts, Wen Wen decided to rush back.
Since he had joined the demon hunter, he had to consider himself a demon hunter.
And the responsibility of a demon hunter was to protect ordinary people from the harm of supernatural powers. This job allowed no slacking.
Wen Wen might cause trouble in small matters, but in big matters, as long as his own life was not threatened, he would not be negligent.
Although he chose to become a detective for the thrill, he still had a sense of justice in his heart.
Returning to his car, he thought for a moment, then directly put the car back into the containment facility, spread his wings, and flew rapidly back to Furong River City.
When something major might have happened there, driving back slowly would be inappropriate.
...
Outside the city cemetery, Gong Bao Ding was playing chess with the tomb keeper under an old locust tree.
He had been staking out here for two days, waiting to capture a monster that stole corpses.
Last time, after capturing the centaur, his supernatural power had actually increased slightly. This was simply incredible.
After all, once one reached the assimilation level, every bit of progress was extremely difficult.
Now that the containment facility could allow him to advance further, he was even more dedicated to capturing monsters.
Suddenly, his pocket vibrated. He picked up his phone and his expression gradually turned grim.
"Grandpa Qin, let's stop here for today's chess game. I have work to do..."
...
Jiou San Residential Area was considered the affluent district of Furong River City. The people living here, though not necessarily important figures, were all considered upper-class.
Unfortunately, it had now become a living hell.
It had been destroyed by supernatural powers. No matter how much the Hunter Association tried to cover it up, it would still have some impact on Furong River City.
Wen Wen landed in a small alley, released his car, and then hurried to the scene. He found that it had already been completely cordoned off.
Not only were there assistants, but also fully armed military personnel.
In the current situation, relying solely on assistants was far from enough to maintain order.
He climbed onto a building and peered into the villa district from afar. He realized that it might no longer be considered the real world.
Green miasma shrouded the sky, and everything in the residential area was covered with a layer of monstrous substance, as if it were another world.
Distorted small monsters occasionally rushed out from the residential area, only to be shot and killed by the assistants and soldiers surrounding the perimeter.
Wen Wen jumped down from the rooftop and found the command center for this incident, a temporarily erected mobile cabin.
Lin Zhe Yuan, along with a middle-aged military officer, was remotely commanding the entire operation.
"What's the situation here?" Wen Wen walked straight in and asked with a frown.
"If you ask me, we don't know either," Lin Zhe Yuan sighed.
"Based on the current situation, there is an existence above Catastrophe class attempting to descend something into reality. The scattered energy during this process has caused this residential area to become corrupted."
"An existence above Catastrophe class..." Wen Wen frowned. Could it be Disaster class?
"Prepare yourself in a moment. You'll need to breach this residential area and find the source of the corruption. Several people have gone in before you, but none of them have returned with good news."
"I go in... For an event of this magnitude, it would be more reliable for you to handle it," Wen Wen asked doubtfully.
Lin Zhe Yuan shook his head, pointed at his feet, and said with a wry smile, "It's not that I don't want to, but I can't move."
Wen Wen followed his gaze. His feet were covered in dense, red, nerve-like tentacles that stretched out very far, all the way towards that residential area.
"Bing He and I, with our combined abilities, have managed to solidify the corrupted area within these boundaries. If I were to act, the corrupted area would only expand."
"Then... why not clear out the monsters inside with heavy firepower first?" Wen Wen continued to suggest.
Lin Zhe Yuan sighed and said, "We've thought of all the methods you can think of. Using heavy firepower would affect me and Bing He, and the corruption would spread. Perhaps heavy firepower could deal with the monsters inside, but if the source isn't eliminated, the corruption will continue."
"Alright then, what do I need to do after I go in?" Wen Wen agreed.
"You don't need to do anything. You just need to confirm the location of the corruption source and fire a signal flare. Dealing with powers above Catastrophe class is too dangerous for you all."
Lin Zhe Yuan continued, "The emergency squad that will officially handle this matter will arrive within half a day, and Bing He and I can only support for half a day at most. To avoid wasting time, you need to determine the location of the source before they arrive."
"This matter requires every second to count. A minute's delay could lead to greater losses."