Wen Wen now understood what these demons were doing.
According to the investigation results of Lin Huan and others, these demons were capturing people who had strong thoughts of the deceased, but whose longing did not warp them.
This kind of longing would allow souls to regain some consciousness in the gray fog layer and become wandering spirits, but would not turn them into resentful ghosts that hated the living.
The demons used these people and the longing between those wandering spirits to build a connection between the two worlds through special rituals, intending to open a door from the inner world to the real world and allow the Pure White Lord to enter the real world!
Wen Wen's first reaction was to destroy the ritual, but he immediately realized that it was not an easy task.
At the entrance of this temple lay a double-headed demon dragon, over ten meters long. A delicately carved child sat on the dragon's head, with white wings growing from its back, like a little angel.
Judging from the aura emanating from it, this should be a demon of the Upper Order. There was a powerful connection between the child and the demon dragon. While it could not elevate their strength to the True Order, it would take Wen Wen some time to defeat them.
At the same time, the temple possessed a powerful repulsive force. Unless Wen Wen used the containment ability of his Disaster Right Hand, he would certainly not be able to enter.
Moreover, the more than five hundred people in the temple were not yet dead. If Wen Wen made a move, they would surely die.
If Wen Wen had to choose between the lives of these people and the descent of a Catastrophe Demon into reality, Wen Wen would definitely choose to let them die and keep the Catastrophe Demon out.
After all, even if a demon lord was killed immediately after emerging, the destruction it could cause would far outweigh the lives of these more than six hundred people. The number of lives lost or injured at that time could be in the tens of thousands!
But even if these people had to be sacrificed, it would only be done when there was no other choice.
So, Wen Wen recorded all the details here and continued to explore elsewhere. The more he investigated, the more anger flared in his eyes.
There was a building specifically for the entertainment of demons, and this entertainment was extremely cruel to humans. Wen Wen only glanced at it for two seconds before leaving, because he was afraid he couldn't help but rush in and "chop" all these guys.
Wen Wen marked down the few most outrageous fellows, and they would be directly executed next time they came, without even qualifying to be sent to the containment facility.
However, not all demons were interested in tormenting humans. They would play card games, esports, and even group sports.
There was also a demon restaurant, where the ingredients were very disgusting, and the demons' food was often peculiar.
Finally, Wen Wen visited a laboratory. There was residual aura of a True Order demon here, so Wen Wen was very cautious.
The equipment in this laboratory was much more complete than that in the underground cave. It seemed that those mosquitoes and tentacle monsters were researched by this True Order demon.
As Wen Wen watched, he became uneasy and even wanted to take action.
He saw in a document that the next stage of this research institute's goal was to fill the gap of no mosquitoes in winter!
"Too evil, too evil..."
Wen Wen suppressed his urge to pulverize everyone here for a long time.
"For the sake of the greater good, I will spare your lives for a few more days."
...
While Wen Wen was inside investigating, Tao Qingqing and the little wagtail ghost hid in a corner waiting for Wen Wen to come out.
Without Wen Wen's guidance, they did not dare to wander around. With so many demons here, they could be torn apart in minutes. The little wagtail ghost might be able to escape, but Tao Qingqing could not.
After a moment of silence, Tao Qingqing couldn't help but reach out to pinch the little wagtail ghost's cheek, but was mercilessly pushed away by the little wagtail ghost.
So Tao Qingqing took out a handful of candy.
The little wagtail ghost glanced at it twice, then turned its head away with a look of disdain. A dignified wagtail ghost would not be bribed by such things.
Then Tao Qingqing took out cream cakes, ice cream, chocolate, French fries...
A few minutes later, the little wagtail ghost sat in Tao Qingqing's arms, stuffing food into its mouth, while Tao Qingqing kneaded the wagtail ghost's face like dough and touched its feathers from time to time.
Even with Tao Qingqing constantly fussing, the wagtail ghost could maintain an astonishing eating speed.
She had her dignity and should not be tempted by food, so she had to finish eating quickly and then return to her aloof posture.
"Who are you people!"
The two, engrossed in cuteness and food, stopped their actions simultaneously and looked up to see a seductive demon standing at the entrance of the alley.
This demon had ruby-red lips, fair skin, and a hot figure, but her attire was somewhat revealing, only slightly less so than some "special" clothes on Taobao. She had a single sharp horn on her head and a pair of transparent insect wings on her back.
It was the mosquito woman who had been pestering Brookly before!
Upon seeing the little wagtail ghost, the mosquito woman couldn't help but lick her lips: "Oh my, isn't this the little wagtail ghost? I've been looking for you for a long time. I didn't expect you to come out on your own."
Her wings fluttered slightly. These wings could fly silently or emit a piercing screech. As soon as the sound began, countless demons would swarm over.
This was demon territory, with rune formations set up everywhere. Even the little wagtail ghost would be unable to escape.
But to the mosquito woman's surprise, her wings did vibrate, but no demons responded.
Upon closer inspection, she realized they were no longer inside the automobile manufacturing plant.
Tao Qingqing looked around in amazement. In the blink of an eye, the three of them had appeared in a lush, fantastical forest.
The mosquito woman floated in mid-air and snorted, "This must be the legendary Wagtail Domain, but it can only delay you for fifteen minutes at most. After that, you still won't be able to escape."
The Wagtail Domain was an independent space, vast and boundless, teeming with life. It was shared by all wagtail ghosts.
They could use this forest to perform a different kind of spatial jump. Coupled with the wagtail ghost's innate strong perception of danger, their escape skills were unmatched in the world.
This was why she could repeatedly escape from Wen Wen's grasp.
However, if a wagtail ghost brought other living beings into the Wagtail Domain, it could only last for fifteen minutes at most, and they could not initiate a jump elsewhere.
The little wagtail ghost looked at Tao Qingqing and said, "You have to deal with her within fifteen minutes, or she'll call for reinforcements when she gets out, and we'll be finished."
Her voice was clear and melodious, like a oriole singing in one's ear.
Tao Qingqing pointed at the mosquito woman and said to the wagtail ghost, "Defeat her within fifteen minutes, right? Easy peasy. But... after it's over, I'll buy you some clothes. Can you wear them for me to see?"