Three years was a long time, after all. Even if the number could remain active due to that strange text message, the phone used to send it might encounter issues.
A phone number being deactivated for overdue bills, accidental damage to the phone, or simply the user not using that SIM card anymore, could all lead to the inability to contact that number.
Thus, Wen Wen's lead had run dry.
He rubbed his forehead in frustration. "If I want to investigate further, I'll have to interrogate that succubus... But that succubus has been staying at home, exploiting her husband. What she knows might not be much more than Wang Zixuan. Relying on her is probably not very reliable.
"Let's just lock this fellow up in the containment facility for now, to prevent him from exploding and hurting someone again."
If Wen Wen's heart were truly black, he could simply lock these people into the facility, wait for them to transform into disaster-level demons, and then brazenly utilize their abilities.
But Wen Wen, despite being a freak, was still human and incapable of such insane acts.
He quietly moved behind his target, preparing to knock him out with a chop and abduct him. Just then, a glint of surprise flashed in Wen Wen's eyes.
He then leaped onto the ceiling, hiding in a corner like a large black spider.
He sensed a demonic aura at the door, likely heading for this target!
This new demon would become a breakthrough for Wen Wen!
...
Rodney stood at the door, tidied his clothes, adjusted the position of the tentacles on his face, and then knocked.
When he saw a woman open the door, the tentacles on his jaw twitched slightly, and the woman's gaze towards him became appreciative.
Now, in the woman's eyes, Rodney was an incredibly handsome man.
"He coughed lightly and said, 'Hello, I'm an employee from the Beautiful Sunset Mental Care Hospital. I understand that your father-in-law, Mr. Zhao Fei, suffers from a rare mental illness, and we wish to bring him to our hospital for treatment.'"
Wen Wen, hiding in the corner, touched his nose and thought, "This guy's trick sounds just like mine. But the companies I mention are real. He's just spouting nonsense out of thin air. Will this woman believe him?"
Hearing that someone was willing to take her father-in-law away, the woman's expression brightened, but she quickly became confused. "I've never heard of this company..."
"You have heard of it, and it's very famous..."
Rodney's jaw tentacles twitched slightly, and the woman's eyes immediately became hazy. She made way for him, inviting him into the house.
"Yes, this company is very famous. You can take my father-in-law away; you've truly solved a big problem for me."
Wen Wen, on the ceiling, finally saw the demon's appearance.
He was wearing a white suit, his head resembled a green potato with seaweed-like hair, and tentacles like an octopus grew from his chin.
"...It must have been difficult for his mother to raise him like this. But to appear in front of ordinary people with such a look, it seems his abilities are related to the mind..."
Entering the house, Rodney finally saw his target, Zhao Fei, and smiled.
Rodney's abilities didn't offer much advantage against superpowered individuals, but when facing humans, they were quite powerful.
His tentacles could influence the thoughts of surrounding creatures. The stronger the mental fortitude of a creature, the harder it was to influence, but arbitrarily distorting human thoughts was quite simple.
If he wished, he could easily become a protagonist in a harem anime set in the Sakura Region, but he didn't want to.
Because he liked female octopuses...
Rodney looked at Zhao Fei with a hint of jealousy. This human-demon embryo had not yet hatched; even if it had just hatched, its strength would be completely inferior to his.
Yet, this fellow was far more important to the Faceless Demon than Rodney himself, and within a year of hatching, he would become a disaster-level great demon, widening the gap between himself and ordinary lesser demons like Rodney. Sudan Fiction Network
The more he thought about it, the more jealous he became. Rodney stood before Zhao Fei and said, "Human-Demon Embryo Number Seven, Lord Faceless Demon has commanded me to bring you back."
In the eyes of Zhao Fei and Wen Wen, he was arrogantly giving an order.
But in the eyes of the other three people in the house, Rodney was gently communicating with Zhao Fei, and even the old man's mental illness seemed to have improved slightly.
Zhao Fei, sitting in his chair as if in a daze, suddenly raised his head. Dark black nails grew from his hands, and he bared his teeth, asking Rodney, "What is a human-demon embryo? And what is the Faceless Demon?"
"You don't need to know. You just need to come with me." Out of jealousy, Rodney's attitude towards Zhao Fei was extremely poor.
Zhao Fei grabbed the chair beneath him and smashed it, sneering, "You tell me to go, and I'll go with you? Wouldn't that make me lose face?"
"Yes, not only will you lose face, but you will also lose your substance."
Rodney said matter-of-factly. Before Zhao Fei could react, he produced a slender rope with a metal tag attached.
This small metal tag was tied to the puppets in front of the孕种魔 (Yùn Zhǒng Mó - Seed-Bearing Demon), and it could completely command the unhatched human-demon embryos.
Upon seeing this tag, Zhao Fei's expression turned blank. His eyes turned black, losing their focus, and he stood before Rodney like a puppet.
Rodney curled his lips dismissively. Even if he would become a disaster-level great demon in the future, what of it? He was still at Rodney's mercy now.
Even if he recovered his disaster-level strength in the future, he would always be a slave to the Faceless Demon. Lesser demons like himself were much freer.
Rodney pondered for a moment and then said, "Before I take you away, kneel down and kowtow sixty-six times!"
Upon hearing his command, Zhao Fei immediately knelt on the ground and unhesitatingly carried out Rodney's order.
Watching this individual, who might become his superior in the future, behave so humbly now, Rodney felt extremely pleased.
Of course, in this state, Zhao Fei would have no memory of it; otherwise, Rodney wouldn't dare to play this game.
At this moment, Wen Wen, peeking from the ceiling, had a glint in his eyes.
"Faceless Demon, human-demon embryo... This new ugly monster really knows a lot about this matter. It's like someone sent a pillow when one was drowsy."
Wen Wen was worried about losing his lead, and this octopus-brained fellow, Rodney, had delivered the information. Furthermore, this guy's abilities also seemed quite interesting.
Since he had decided to act against Rodney, Wen Wen no longer concealed his aura. A sinister feeling enveloped Rodney's heart.
Rodney, who could influence human emotions, instantly sensed that something was wrong. It seemed there was someone else in the room whom he couldn't influence!
He looked up sharply and saw Wen Wen hanging from the wall like a giant bat, his eyes glowing, looking at him greedily!
Rodney took a step back, the tentacles on his face straightening in fear, then scrunching up again, repeating this cycle...