Catastrophe Containment Facility-Chapter 44 Guile Tree Spirit

44: Chapter 44: Guile Tree Spirit

44 -44: Guile Tree Spirit

Wen Wen released his hand from Li Dazhuang’s head and grabbed the chainsaw with both hands, turning it on.

The sharp blade spun rapidly, making a loud noise.

“Since you don’t want to leave, just stay!”

He raised the chainsaw high and then approached the two with a fierce expression.

Li Dazhuang and Tao Wen were so frightened that their hair stood on end, and they didn’t even think about the old man behind the tree as they turned and ran.

What parents always said was true—there really were terrifying things in the park at night!

“Phew, the nuisances are finally gone.”

Wen Wen put down the chainsaw, watching as the two teenagers disappeared from his sight, then turned around and stared at the Great Oak Tree, licking his lips.

“Now it’s your turn, should I saw you down or burn you?” Carrying the chainsaw, Wen Wen slowly approached the Great Oak Tree.

“I’m fine now, I can go back by myself in a bit.” The old man’s voice came from behind the tree.

“Don’t come any closer!” The old man was becoming scared.

“…”

With Wen Wen drawing closer step by step, the old man’s voice grew increasingly frantic.

It was only when Wen Wen moved around to the other side that he saw there was no old man at all—only the stout trunk of the tree!

“As expected, no one’s here.

This Guile Tree Spirit really can imitate human speech, just like Zhu Qipei said,” Wen Wen said, touching his chin in surprise while looking at the tree. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

This oak tree was another target for Wen Wen after capturing the Scavenging Demon, with the intelligence gathered from Zhu Qipei at the cost of making several mind-bending photographs.

Um…

Wen Wen seemed to have said he’d never deal with Zhu Qipei again, but it was Zhu Qipei who had approached him this time…

Moreover, being a detective meant not sweating the small stuff!

From the material collected, it appeared that people occasionally disappeared in this park at night.

However, Furong River City had too many missing cases, and as the Hunter Association had been busy with other matters recently, this place hadn’t yet drawn the Hunters Association’s attention.

All in all, for Wen Wen, this was an excellent hunting target.

Wen Wen got closer to the Great Oak Tree, appearing unguarded, murmuring to himself, “At this distance, you should make your move.”

No sooner had Wen Wen spoken than two thick roots shot out from under the ground, trying to entangle his legs.

But Wen Wen, who had anticipated this, lightly leapt out of the way.

Several large roots flailed, but they could not touch even the hem of his clothes.

“The roots should be very strong, but their speed is terribly slow.

It would be very hard to catch even an ordinary person unless it was by surprise.”

After dodging a few times, Wen Wen stepped back a few paces, and the roots ceased their movement, no longer pursuing him.

“The attack range should be within four meters around the trunk.

Simply put, this monster is useless; an ordinary person with an excavator could take it down.”

“Human, could you not announce your analysis so loudly!”

The pattern of the tree bark wriggled, forming the likeness of eyes, ears, a mouth, and a nose, and the branches above also began to twist like the roots, being analyzed by a human was not scary, what was scary was that this human was correct with every single word.

“I’ll say it loudly if I want.

Come over and hit me,” Wen Wen taunted, waving the chainsaw.

Great Oak Tree: “…”

It was impossible for it to go attack Wen Wen.

It only had strength in the soil, once it moved out of the ground, that human’s chainsaw could kill it with ease!

“How about this, I’ll give you a chance, come out and surrender yourself for me to capture.

This way, you won’t get hurt.”

The Guile Tree Spirit shook a bit and sneered at Wen Wen, “Human, what can you do to me, use that laughable chainsaw?

You can’t even get close to me, stop being foolish!”

“Yes, this thing is meant to be laughable.” Wen Wen threw away the chainsaw, which was not handy for combat, and then pulled out an RPG rocket launcher from behind…

Yes, an RPG rocket launcher!

That’s exactly what he had in the cloth bag behind him.

Gu Panxi had promised a reward to Wen Wen, which would be delivered only after she captured the mother-host-lost demon, so for the time being, she had arranged for Wen Wen, who liked heavy firepower, to get this set of equipment from the Hunter Association’s Furong River division.

It was Wen Wen’s first time owning such an explosive weapon, so he was incredibly excited and wanted to test it on the Guile Tree Spirit.

“What is this thing?

It doesn’t look as formidable as that saw…” The Guile Tree Spirit’s brain short-circuited a bit.

Its knowledge of modern society was limited to the idle chats of the elderly people who came to rest under it, so it wasn’t clear what a rocket launcher was.

Before the Guile Tree Spirit could say another word, a rocket whizzed past its trunk, hitting the ground behind it and causing a huge explosion.

The high temperatures and shockwaves caused the leaves of the Guile Tree Spirit to fall to the ground, and the bark on that side was scorched.

“Sorry about that, it’s my first time using this thing, and I missed.

But this is really freaking awesome, this is what men should play with!” Wen Wen laughed loudly, taking out another rocket from his backpack…

“Wait, I surrender!” the Guile Tree Spirit let out a scream like that of a woman.

“Then come out quickly, don’t stay in the soil.” Wen Wen said with a hint of disappointment.

If it hadn’t surrendered, Wen Wen would have actually liked to shoot it with another rocket to see the effect.

Fearing Wen Wen would attack directly, the Guile Tree Spirit moved its roots at a rapid pace, climbing out from the pit, leaving behind a huge hole of several meters in diameter.

After coming out of the soil, the entire Guile Tree Spirit seemed wilted.

Its strength originated from the land, and once its roots left the ground, it posed no threat at all.

An ominous aura emanated from the Catastrophe Gloves, as the Black Chains poked out, resembling the manacles from legends that the Grim Reaper used to capture souls.

The chains slowly crept out, gradually winding around the Tree Spirit.

Initially, the Tree Spirit still had some vigor, but after the chains enveloped it, it became completely immobilized.

While these Black Chains moved slowly and didn’t seem very powerful, once they fully wrapped around their target, Wen Wen had never seen any monster break free.

The dragging process was quite lengthy, so much so that Wen Wen started to think of dozing off from boredom since the tree was so large.

After it was over, Wen Wen walked over to the pit where the Tree Spirit had emerged and looked down, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Within the huge pit left by the Guile Tree Spirit, there were over a dozen withered corpses!

If Wen Wen had not come to intervene today, then both Tao Wen and Li Dazhuang would have ended up with the same fate: buried beneath a tree, their bodies gradually drained of nutrients, becoming nourishment for the Guile Tree Spirit.

He sighed, released some acid onto a patch of ground, and then used the rocket launcher to destroy several nearby trees, leaving scattered limbs all over the ground.

Whether or not the cover-up would work, at least he had to set up the crime scene.

After setting up, he dialed Lin Zheyuan’s number.