Chapter 16 Mr. L

Whoosh!

Wen Wen, with a black cloth covering his face, appeared out of thin air in the pitch-dark West Annex building.

The black cloth was for preventing himself from being deceived by the red mist again, he could hold his breath for a very long time, and the cloth provided an extra layer of precaution.

There was just one problem, the Containment Officer uniform Wen Wen was wearing was very durable and couldn't be easily destroyed, so the only piece of cloth he could use to cover his face was...

Alright, he certainly wasn't using his underwear!

He had exchanged a packet of blood plasma for it from the female vampire, and it even had a faint scent.

In such an environment, dressed like this, if anyone saw Wen Wen now, they would definitely perceive him as a bad guy immediately.

As Wen Wen re-entered the West Annex building, there weren't those dense, sprawling vines around him, which indicated that his previous thought was correct, the vines didn't just wait stupidly in one place.

But strangely enough, the iron door that had been open before was now ajar, the small cart was tipped over on the ground, a pile of limbs and guts strewn all over, but there were no eerie vines in the vicinity.

"This is not right... Could it be because of me that the vines went out?"

Wen Wen closed his eyes and focused all his attention on his hearing, faintly, some strange noises could be heard from the next room, and there was also the smell of fresh blood!

This was the trouble Wen Wen had stirred, and after some thought, he still decided to go and check out the situation. Turning a corner, he witnessed a horrifying scene.

Countless blood-red vines were coiled around a female nurse's body, spiky vines slashed her flesh into a bloody mess, some even burrowing into her body, ceaselessly drawing blood and flesh from her.

The nurse was none other than Liu Qing'e, who by this point was beyond recognition, but still breathing faintly.

"...I'm sorry, I don't have the ability to save you."

Wen Wen sighed. Although he wasn't exactly a good person, even with the professional ethics of a detective, he couldn't just watch someone die.

He pulled out a small knife and flicked it at the nurse's neck, the blade penetrating her throat accurately, putting an end to her life.

By the time Wen Wen had seen her, she was already beyond saving.

The vines had no special reaction to the dagger but continued to focus on enjoying their meal. Currently, they didn't need much to eat; one human body was enough.

After one last look at the nurse, Wen Wen drew two long daggers from his overcoat, ready to confront the bizarre vines. Ever since his encounter with the Feathered Serpent Monster, he had carried more than one knife.

With his greatly increased strength, he now had the ability to cut through the vines. The weird vine attacks on humans were his fault, and now, he was determined to end them.

Suddenly, the badge on Wen Wen's chest began to heat up violently, even more fiercely than before when the vines had nearly attacked him!

Wen Wen stopped his movements, and at the same time, voices came from outside the iron gate.

"Mr. L, I assure you, the Blood Nourishment is delivered daily, I really don't know why it would suddenly go berserk," an elderly voice said softly.

"But now the 'Bloodthirsty Vine' has indeed lost control," a calm yet devoid of any warmth voice answered, making Wen Wen's skin crawl.

It wasn't just the badge, the vampire's unique sense of danger was also warning Wen Wen that the person outside was extremely dangerous!

"This should be just an accident, it won't affect our subsequent plans..." the old man said with a forced smile.

"You'd better pray it's only an accident," said a man in a black standing-collar coat as he strode in, followed by an old doctor in a white coat.

As they entered, Wen Wen didn't think twice and leapt straight out the window along the way he had come.

"Who's there!"

The black-clothed man also reacted swiftly, transforming into a mere afterimage as he closely followed Wen Wen and appeared at the window. Looking down, however, he found nothing.

"His speed is not that fast, but... he disappeared..." Mr. L said with a somber face.

"Mr. L, Mr. L, what was that just now?" the old doctor ran over, standing behind Mr. L, panting.

He had been terrified by Mr. L's sudden disappearance, not daring to stay in the room by himself.

"Someone escaped from here, a superpower user," Mr. L said dispassionately.

"That shouldn't be possible." Cold sweat broke out on the old doctor's forehead, knowing fully well the consequences of making a mistake while working for this man.

"I wouldn't make a mistake, the place has been exposed."

"Then... about the promise you made to help extend my lifespan..." the old doctor ventured to ask.

"You no longer hold any value." Mr. L reached out and made a grasping motion, and the old doctor's body floated up, his limbs immobile.

As he floated, the old doctor's complexion changed, and he began to sob, tears and snot streaming down as he pleaded, "Mr. L, please give me another chance, I beg you... "

The old doctor's plea was cut short by a scream, as his face contorted horribly, twisting towards his back as if turned by some invisible force.

With a mere wave of his hand, Mr. L sent the old doctor's corpse floating in front of the sinister plant. The blood-colored tendrils quickly enveloped the body.

One body was enough, but the plant would not refuse more.

"What a pity, with a little more time to mature into an adult, it could have been quite useful... And who was that just now?

Did they see my face...?"

Mr. L stood still, his Inspiration radiating outward, scanning the surroundings. Once he confirmed Wen Wen wasn't hiding nearby, he left the western annex.

He needed to erase all traces of his presence here, so as not to let the Hunters Association catch onto his trail.

...

An hour later, the figure of Wen Wen appeared outside the window, hands grasping the windowsill as he let out a long sigh of relief.

This time, he hid in a disaster sanctuary, which was the only reason he managed to escape this ordeal.

The speed of the man in black exceeded his expectations. Had he not disappeared in time, he surely would have been caught, and with Wen Wen's current abilities, there would have been no escaping his fate.

"Is this still the world I know?"

When he was an ordinary person, Wen Wen could use his intelligence to handle many situations with ease.

Now, even though his power had increased, so had the dangers he faced.

He sought thrills, not to be slaughtered by others, just as when he was a detective, he enjoyed complicated cases, delighting in outwitting a cunning enemy.

But to tackle a hundred RPG-toting members of the Fighting Nation on his own, that was not thrilling; that was suicide.

He let go of the windowsill, landed on the ground, and after giving the hospital one last deep look, he left right away.

Uncertain if the terrifying individual would double-back, he couldn't afford to waste time there.