The impulse lasted for several minutes, so immense and intense that Wen Wen felt as if he were on the verge of awakening.
But in the end, the impulse remained firmly within his body, and gradually dissipated.
Wen Wen's expression shifted from excitement to distortion as he roared in anger, "Damn it, what's going on!"
He ran his hands through his long hair in exasperation. No one desired to awaken their own abilities more than he did; relying solely on the power of the containment facility had kept him in a constant state of unease.
He truly couldn't understand why, after such a strong impulse, he had ultimately failed.
According to his research, the awakening of other superhumans had never been as troublesome as his.
When superhumans experienced significant stimulation, the impulse to awaken was like a flow of water, and the barrier preventing them from becoming superhumans was like a piece of paper, easily broken through by the rushing water.
Even for those whose awakenings were more difficult, the obstacles they faced were merely a rubber membrane; though tough, it would eventually be broken through with persistence.
But Wen Wen's obstacle was like a steel plate!
No matter how fierce the water flow, it couldn't pierce the steel plate!
"There's a problem, definitely a problem. In the data, superhumans who had such impulses all successfully awakened their superpowers without exception!"
"It's not a lack of inspiration, nor insufficient stimulation… it's that when the awakening reaches a certain path, it can no longer proceed…"
If this problem couldn't be solved, no amount of seeking stimulation would help Wen Wen.
His inability to awaken his abilities made Wen Wen incredibly anxious, and at this moment, new changes occurred in the town.
Tall, dark figures appeared in the town. Seen through the mist, they were a group of tall, humanoid creatures!
These creatures were about two meters tall, with skin like strange black spiny bark, and black spikes on their hair and backs. Their appearance was extremely similar to sea urchins!
They all had fish-skin bags slung over their shoulders, and were searching among the sea urchin population. Each time they found a micro sea urchin with a special color, they would place it in their bag, their posture resembling tea farmers harvesting tea.
"Are these another form of sea urchin disease infected individuals, or another species? Is this plague related to them? Are these creatures spreading the plague?"
Wen Wen took out his containment officer badge, placing his hand on it. Through the image displayed, he could determine that the strongest among these creatures only reached the Disaster level!
He was extremely agitated now, and these individuals were not dangerous. Therefore, Wen Wen did not hesitate to jump from the chimney and kick the leading sea urchin-like humanoid in the face, sending it flying.
The sea urchin-like humanoid landed on the ground, spitting out black-red blood from its mouth, looking at Wen Wen in terror.
The rest of the sea urchin-like humanoids, seeing Wen Wen suddenly appear, drew their weapons and pointed them at him, letting out loud, strange cries.
The things in their hands resembled farm tools more than weapons.
Wen Wen ignored the other sea urchin-like humanoids, standing on a rock and gripping the neck of the leader, lifting it up.
Only a few of the leaders among these creatures possessed Disaster-level strength; the rest of the sea urchin-like humanoids were at best stronger than ordinary humans. Even without using his monstrous physique, Wen Wen could handle them all by himself.
As for why he stood on a rock…
It was naturally because these sea urchin-like humanoids were too tall. Standing on flat ground, even with his arm raised to its maximum, the opponent's feet were still on the ground…
"Speak! Did you spread this plague, and how can this plague be ended!" Wen Wen asked coldly, his voice laced with killing intent.
The sea urchin-like humanoid stammered for a long time, finally pointing at its neck and waving its limbs. It couldn't speak because Wen Wen was choking it.
Wen Wen rolled his eyes and threw it to the ground.
The sea urchin-like humanoid sat up, clutching its neck, and weakly said, "This plague has nothing to do with us. We sea urchins have always favored peace. We are just here to harvest high-quality sea urchins for farming…"
Wen Wen struck the sea urchin-like humanoid with his staff and said, "Nonsense! A plague related to sea urchins is happening here, and you are here harvesting the sea urchins produced by the plague. Do you think I'll believe your tall tales?"
After being hit, the sea urchin-like humanoid also became angry, stood up, and glared at Wen Wen, saying:
"This is clearly the bitter fruit brewed by you humans yourself. What does it have to do with us? We are only here to harvest because the sea urchins here are of excellent quality."
The bitter fruit brewed by humans themselves…
Wen Wen narrowed his eyes. This fellow seemed to know something.
His staff glowed red, and a furious energy surged through the staff into Wen Wen's body, drastically changing his demeanor. He spoke to the sea urchin-like humanoid in a fierce and crazed tone.
"Anyone can talk big. If you can't convince me, all of you will die here today!"
As he spoke, Wen Wen poked his staff into a nearby rock, shattering the massive stone.
The sea urchin-like humanoid, which had been so defiant moments ago, trembled like a sieve upon seeing Wen Wen's appearance.
Just as these monsters were incredibly terrifying to humans, in fact, the image of humans was also very frightening to other species, and Wen Wen was the most terrifying of all in the eyes of the sea urchin-like humanoids.
"This, this plague has nothing to do with our sea urchin tribe. Beneath the sea surrounding Bi Yi Town, there are vast quantities of human bones, and the sea urchins here are nourished by those human bones."
"And the people of Bi Yi Town have a fondness for eating sea urchins. They have been eating these sea urchins for thousands of years from generation to generation, and have accumulated immense resentment within their bodies. This plague is merely an outbreak of that resentment." Sudanan Novel Network
Vast quantities of human bones, thousands of years of history, a plague that once occurred, and the town was named Bi Yi Town…
Wen Wen's eyes revealed understanding. Everything was now connected.
A great plague had once occurred in the city of Gaozhou. All those infected were transported to this gourd-shaped island.
Once someone in the town died, despairing people would throw the bodies into the sea. This should be the origin of the vast quantities of human bones mentioned by the sea urchin-like humanoids.
According to legend, a golden sea urchin floated from the sea, and the people on the island shared it, and the plague completely disappeared.
Those people settled here and established this town.
Although there was no evidence, Wen Wen guessed that the original name of this town was… Biyi Town!
Later, through the passage of time, it gradually became the current Bi Yi Town.
Because the golden sea urchin saved the town, the people of Bi Yi Town had a fondness for eating sea urchins, and only ate the sea urchins from the edge of the island.
Although the plague from a thousand years ago had long since disappeared with the years, the resentment of the countless dead had attached itself to those sea urchins.
After thousands of years of accumulation, and driven by some opportune moment, it ultimately gave rise to this terrifying sea urchin syndrome!