Chapter 326: 322 Beast

At first, Dong Wen naturally had thoughts of burning those dangerous things to ashes, but when he saw the Incantation recorded in that notebook that could control the actions of the Shadow-Devouring Insects, he could not resist the temptation; he chose to keep, study, and master it.

Using the two segments of the Incantation he had learned, he summoned and controlled the Shadow-Devouring Insects, and Dong Wen, having grasped such powerful strength, felt that he had already risen above humanity.

Yet at the same time, Dong Wen was also afraid; he feared that one day he would end up just like Wang Yong and the others. Every time he drove the Incantation, he would recall his own lingering psychological trauma, so he dared not use this power ostentatiously or frequently. Furthermore, the remnants of his humanity, not yet completely swallowed by desire, told him that human society did not actually need this power to exist; they would only bring about evil results, not beauty.

However, when Dong Wen accidentally ran into his unforgettable ex-girlfriend at a street cafe one day, his first love unintentionally released the evil and anger hidden within his painful heart.

The ex-girlfriend did not recognize him, now a cowardly and slovenly mess after being defeated by life and society. He sat right next to her, suppressing the emotions in his heart, not daring to acknowledge her. It was not just because he did not know how to respond in the moment, but also because the girl, who no longer loved him, was on a blind date with another strange man.

The blind date partner was interested in the ex-girlfriend's romantic history, and when he asked about it.

The ex-girlfriend mentioned things about him, but her expression was so unfamiliar that he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. She spoke in a tone of failure and disdain.

"Getting to know that person was truly a disaster, the shame of my life..."

Dong Wen knew she might not love him anymore, but he had not expected to be belittled to such an extent.

He could understand the reasons and feelings behind his girlfriend leaving him, but he could not understand how the memories of the two of them, which he regarded as treasures, could be trampled into such broken, worthless dregs. Those were the faith and strength that had supported him through one bitter day after another!

From that moment on, Dong Wen began to despair of this world.

Because he knew the true cause of death for Wang Yong and those missing scholars, combined with the fact that he possessed powerful strength with nowhere to vent it, and the desire to take revenge on his ex-girlfriend, Dong Wen, whose heart was gradually degenerating, had a crazy and bold idea: he wanted to take revenge on that woman!

As the person who had once been closest to that woman, Dong Wen deeply understood most of his ex-girlfriend's habits.

She was an insomniac who liked to listen to Sleep Aid Videos, and although he did not understand if these videos really had any miraculous effects, he knew that she had a certain dependency and addiction to them.

Since that was the case, he would start from this aspect.

Dong Wen utilized the behavioral characteristic of the Shadow-Devouring Insects, which could produce hypnotic sounds and then hunt the crowds hypnotized by the sound. He decided to use the sounds emitted by the Shadow-Devouring Insects to create Sleep Aid Videos and then post them online, so that the woman would hear them one day and die as a result.

The hypnotic sounds of the Shadow-Devouring Insects were indeed filled with powerful efficacy. With the release of the videos, the sleep-aid effect was excellent, his account became increasingly popular, and his audience grew larger and larger.

Although Dong Wen locked the comment section of the videos, when he frequently received enthusiastic feedback from viewers via private messages, he could not help but feel an Abnormal excitement.

It was not until he suddenly received news of his ex-girlfriend's death one day that Dong Wen discovered he did not feel the joy or the satisfaction of venting his anger as he had expected; there was only a heavy, complex mix of emotions. Later, as if he had finally understood something, he chose to commit suicide.

"A crazy romantic, an antisocial lunatic." After finishing the diary and sorting through the story of Dong Wen, Ma You could not help but sigh.

Dong Wen Mingming could have taken revenge more directly. He had mastered the Incantation to control the Shadow-Devouring Insects; he could have easily summoned the Shadow-Devouring Insects into his ex-girlfriend's home in secret, or if he were even less patient, he could have vented his anger right there in that cafe, summoning the Shadow-Devouring Insects on the spot to swallow his ex-girlfriend alive.

But Dong Wen chose the most circuitous, most indirect way to harm someone, choosing to create an Abnormal Sleep Aid Video without knowing when the target of his revenge would hear it; he did not even consider the success probability of this method of revenge.

Yet from another perspective, Dong Wen's thinking was likely already quite corrupted. He actually knew very well that creating such a video would kill many innocent people, yet he still did it regardless of the consequences, completely uncaring about what would happen to those who heard the video, even mocking those who fell into the trap he had set.

"Team Leader Ma, hurry and find that notebook that recorded the two segments of the Incantation. Those Shadow-Devouring Insects that have lost the restraint of Dong Wen's Incantation must have gone out of control. They will definitely devour those viewers who have listened to the Sleep Aid Videos. You have to know that Dong Wen's account currently has over 200,000 followers across the entire network!" Zhu Jingzhi urged. If nothing was done, this would inevitably trigger a global-scale upheaval.

Ma You and the other team members were carefully searching for clues in Dong Wen's room. When Ma You passed by the already stiff corpse, he sometimes felt a surge of anger and would kick the corpse in resentment.

This beastly thing—no matter how you treat it, it's not enough!

"Team Leader Ma! I found it..." Suddenly, a team member's voice came from the room's bathroom, but the person's tone shifted rapidly from high to low; the excitement almost immediately faded after calling for Ma You.

Seeing the location the sound came from and the team member's tone, Ma You's heart sank.

Arriving in the bathroom, Ma You's heavy mood transferred to his face, which turned dark and gloomy.

The notebook had been burned, burned right in the toilet, and the remaining scraps that hadn't burned completely were tossed into the toilet; there was no possibility of piecing it back together at all.

When Zhu Jingzhi heard the unfortunate news from Ma You's side, he was also slightly disappointed, but the other party quickly said: "It's fine, at worst we'll translate it again. Send all the content of that ancient book over to us. We will communicate and coordinate with the AI members of other anti-Abnormal organizations globally. With the world's power combined, I believe it will definitely be faster than the speed at which Wang Yong and the others deciphered it. We might even be able to uncover other usable Incantations and knowledge."

"Alright, sorry to trouble you." Ma You let out a deep breath. He felt helpless, but under the circumstances, this was the best way.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, Huang Zhengdao sat on the floor, leaning against the mattress behind him, silently waiting for the moment of losing control to arrive.

Huang Zhengdao placed his phone on the table in front of him, fearing and anticipating the new video released by that sleep-aid blogger, but when the midnight bell chimed, that daily-updating sleep-aid blogger surprisingly did not update.

Thinking of this, Huang Zhengdao suspiciously went to check the sleep-aid blogger's account homepage, only to discover that this blogger's account had actually been banned, and all content was invisible.

Huang Zhengdao guessed that this must be the work of the Xuanmi Group, and he could not help but admire the efficiency with which this organization handled incidents and suppressed their impact.

Yet this did not mean he was safe; without the Sleep Aid Video, when he entered his dreams, that meat-mountain demon insect was also waiting for his arrival in another dimension of the dreamscape.