It wasn't strange to fall asleep. Everyone would fall asleep.
But it was strange that they couldn't be woken up at all. This reminded Wen Wen of the Sleepers he had encountered in Arkham City, and the Night Knight who had been investigating this case. It was clear that this sleep was not simple.
Wen Wen's expression turned grim. He had said he would rescue Delia. Now that she was back, why was she continuously asleep?
What bothered Wen Wen even more was that Delia had been under his watch for most of the time. Now that Delia was affected, it at least meant that the entity had the ability to act right under Wen Wen's nose.
If such an entity were not restrained, it would eventually cause bigger problems.
He put Delia back into the containment facility and said to Jinkela, "You handle things here. I have other matters to attend to." Su Dan Novel Network
After speaking, Wen Wen left the sanctuary directly. He wanted to see what this inexplicable sleep was all about.
Jinkela watched Wen Wen's retreating figure, a gentle smile on his face.
He walked to the entrance of the sanctuary and sat on the steps, looking at the sun in the sky, his smile becoming even brighter.
The first time he met Wen Wen, he didn't think Wen Wen was particularly outstanding. In fact, he even felt Wen Wen was a bit unreliable.
But later, Wen Wen continuously recruited containment officers, restoring the sanctuary to its current state, and even continuously reclaiming lost items of the sanctuary. This caused his opinion of Wen Wen to change somewhat.
Now that Wen Wen had found Jinkela's former temple, it made Jinkela feel a bit more moved. Under Wen Wen's leadership, perhaps the sanctuary could truly return to its original state.
"Thank you for everything."
...
Tao Qingqing and Hu Youling walked hand in hand, shopping on the commercial street of New York City.
It was mainly Tao Qingqing holding onto Hu Youling, appearing intimate but actually engaging in a subtle rivalry.
Behind them, several solicitous men helped them carry a pile of shopping bags.
These were all Hu Youling's admirers. Upon seeing Hu Youling, they were infatuated. Although Hu Youling did not actively ask them to help carry things, they were still happy to serve as tools.
"Even though I know the great devil Wen drained her desires, seeing her in this state of detachment still bothers me. I really want to see her broken..."
Tao Qingqing's little brain was thinking of unhealthy things. Usually, when she was with Hu Youling, it was Hu Youling who had this thought.
Wen Wen had told them to catch monsters in New York City, but monsters weren't easy to encounter. So, they chose this casual approach. Perhaps they might even encounter a monster delivering itself to them.
Although she had lost her desires in that aspect, Hu Youling still loved beauty. So, seeing a women's clothing store, she couldn't move forward.
She pulled Tao Qingqing into the clothing store, asking Tao Qingqing to wait outside while she went in to try on clothes.
The fitting room door in this store was designed rather lewdly. Although it wasn't transparent, it cast a vague shadow outside.
Those admirers looked at the vague shadow, fantasizing about the scene inside, their expressions making Tao Qingqing feel a bit disgusted.
San Zai'er, who had been clinging to Hu Youling, also followed her into the fitting room and lay bored on the chair.
Suddenly, it seemed to sense something, suddenly stood up alertly, looking around.
San Zai'er's shadow combined with Hu Youling's shadow made the admirers outside shiver.
They glanced at each other, then said to Tao Qingqing, who was waiting outside, "Uh, we have some other things to do, so we'll be going now."
After saying that, they put down the bags in their hands and disappeared into the crowd.
Tao Qingqing glanced at the fitting room, then burst into laughter, unable to straighten herself up.
Hu Youling, having chosen the clothes she wanted, came out. Seeing that all the admirers had disappeared and looking at the smiling Tao Qingqing, she tilted her head in confusion. That appearance stunned both Tao Qingqing and the store's clerks.
Fox spirits, as a species, were always universally beautiful, charming both men and women. Except for perverts like Wen Wen, most people could not resist their allure.
San Zai'er crawled out and hissed at the two women. The two women's expressions immediately became serious, and then they both put on glum faces.
Its actions meant it had sensed the aura of a monster, and it also meant that the two women had to end their shopping and go hunt the monster.
The two of them took their shopping bags to a deserted place, put them into their portable space rings, and then San Zai'er led the way to hunt the monster.
...
"Boss, let's do something big."
In a chaotic bar on the outskirts of New York City, nine figures sat in a circle.
"We are immortals, after all. Doing petty thievery all day feels beneath us," said a man with a sallow complexion. He was Qing Jiu.
Tu Ba, with yellowish skin, added, "Stealing electric bikes, snatching wallets, scamming old ladies – where is this the way immortals should live?"
"Yes, as immortals, we should be doing earth-shattering deeds," added Zi Qi, as black as charcoal.
"What kind of earth-shattering deeds?" The sharp-eyed woman sitting in the middle became interested in her three brothers' words.
Xia Si held his wine glass and chuckled wickedly, "Big deeds, of course, are... killing!"
At the word "killing," all nine people fell silent. Fear first appeared on their faces, then excitement.
Many visitors from the inner world were quite bloodthirsty, some out of habit, some out of need.
However, these nine had no need to kill, nor the habit. They could live very well by doing petty thievery in the real world.
But they felt it was undignified. Among the monster circles, those who didn't kill were the odd ones out. They didn't want to be odd, so they wanted to kill for the sake of it.
That's right, for them, killing was just for fun.
They were not human and naturally had no feelings about human lives, just as humans did not empathize with livestock like chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep.
"But if we continue like this, the Hunter Association won't trouble us. Once we actually kill someone..." Bei Liu hesitated.
"We're not killing all the time. Let's kill one to experience it, and then disappear before the Hunter Association finds out," Xie Wu pouted.
Seeing that their brothers and sisters had reached a consensus, An San, who was petite and cute, took out a photograph from her embrace. The photograph showed a small villa in the suburbs. A pale and seemingly weak man stood at the villa's entrance.
"I've been observing this person for a few days. He lives alone in the suburbs, is very weak, and rarely interacts with others. Even if we kill him, no one will find out for a while."
"Then, our target is him!"
Huang Yi, the sharp-eyed woman, placed her hand on the photograph, setting their target.