Not long after walking, Wen Wen arrived at a large bridge, which was the only way to BiYi Town.
BiYi Town was actually a gourd-shaped island, appearing as two islands close together, hence the name BiYi Town.
The bridge had been sealed off by the assistants. If Wen Wen wanted to pass, he would either have to reveal his identity or knock them out.
Fortunately, the island was only tens of meters away from the mainland, making it very easy for Wen Wen to cross via water.
He found a wooden stake more than two meters long and kicked it hard onto the water. The stake shot towards the island like a rocket. Wen Wen leaped lightly onto the stake, his hands behind his back, exuding the demeanor of a strong practitioner.
However, this was not a martial arts novel, and Wen Wen didn't possess any miraculous techniques like "crossing the river on a reed." Although the stake was long, it was also very thin and could not support Wen Wen's weight. As a result, after only charging about ten meters, Wen Wen sank to the bottom...
After swimming to the other side, Wen Wen's body shook violently, and like a cat or dog, he shook off most of the water before walking onto the island.
As soon as he landed, Wen Wen instinctively covered his nose. There was a strong fishy odor on the island, similar to that of a seafood market, but mixed with a nauseating scent.
After thinking for a moment, Wen Wen put on the gas mask issued by the Hunter Association. Although the plague here was unlikely to affect him, it was always better to be prepared.
Without officially accepting a mission, all Wen Wen knew about the place was the word "plague." However, based on what he had seen at the restaurant and the fishy smell, Wen Wen guessed that the plague might be related to sea urchins.
Perhaps due to the island's location, the plague was confined to BiYi Town and had not spread to other parts of GaoZhou City.
It was also precisely because the impact was relatively small that the Hunter Association had not made a big fuss about handling this plague.
After walking for a while, Wen Wen squatted down. He found some strange marks on the ground – rows of neat holes.
The holes were about as thick as Wen Wen's staff and about twenty centimeters deep, all slanted.
"These seem to be marks made by something like a giant awl, but why would anyone bother to stab the ground with an awl..."
"If this plague is related to sea urchins, could these awl marks be left by giant sea urchins crawling?"
Wen Wen shook his head. If these were indeed sea urchin tracks, then the sea urchins would have to be about the size of a bull, essentially sea urchin spirits.
Wen Wen then walked for a bit longer and saw an old man wearing a straw hat, sitting under a tree, his back to Wen Wen, seeking shade.
This was the first living person Wen Wen had encountered, so he was very cautious, as the old man might also be infected with the plague.
However, Wen Wen could also obtain some information from the old man. It was a pity he hadn't used his monster physique, otherwise, he could directly determine the old man's condition by his aura.
But judging from the fact that the temperature of his containment officer badge had not changed, the old man should pose no threat to Wen Wen.
Wen Wen cautiously approached the old man from behind, maintaining a safe distance, and asked loudly, "Grandpa, how do I get to the center of BiYi Town?"
"No one has been to the town for a long time. Just follow this road, and you'll be there soon," the old man replied, turning his head to Wen Wen.
Seeing his face, Wen Wen's scalp immediately tingled, and he took a step back.
The old man's facial skin was black and had begun to keratinize. Dense black spikes moved irregularly on his face.
His face was not like human skin; it was like the epidermis of a sea urchin!
"You're scared, aren't you? You think I'm ugly, right? If you became like me, would you still think I'm ugly?"
Seeing Wen Wen's retreating movement, the old man excitedly reached out his hands, trying to grab Wen Wen's arm. But Wen Wen had only taken one step back and dodged it.
The old man's hands also had black spikes. An ordinary person would have been injured by such a touch.
Seeing that he had failed to grab Wen Wen, the old man sat down in disappointment and ignored Wen Wen, continuing to sit under the tree, his eyes hollowly staring forward, as if waiting for death to arrive.
From the old man's demeanor, it was estimated that puncturing the epidermis with these black spikes would result in infection with this plague. The old man had previously wanted to make Wen Wen like him.
Afterward, no matter what Wen Wen asked the old man, he remained silent.
The old man's appearance made Wen Wen feel a sense of oppression. He had the urge to use his monster physique to crush everything here, but he suppressed his impulse.
The more he was unaccustomed to this environment, the greater the stimulus it could provide him. If he wanted to reach a higher place, he had to overcome this challenge!
Since he could no longer obtain information from the old man, Wen Wen stopped bothering him. Next, he needed to find the Hunter Association's camp; he should be able to get some information from there.
The island was not very large, so after a brief search, Wen Wen found the Hunter Association's camp.
The camp was built on the summit of a small hill outside BiYi Town. Although the hill offered a commanding view of the entire BiYi Town, its accessibility was extremely inconvenient.
However, Wen Wen believed that they must have their reasons for choosing to set up camp here.
Even without using his monster physique, infiltrating the camp was still quite simple for Wen Wen.
After a quick look, Wen Wen found only a five-person demon-hunting squad whose highest strength was the Mastery realm, a professional medical team of over ten people, and more than a hundred other assistants.
In the camp's courtyard, an old man with graying hair was leading a few young doctors in dissecting a corpse.
Medical teams, communication teams, special task forces, etc., all teams composed of ordinary people fell under the category of assistants.
Among these, the medical teams were of the highest importance. The five demon hunters had not entered BiYi Town for exploration but stayed here, likely to protect this medical team.
Whether it was monsters or containment objects, anything related to combat could be handled by superhumans.
However, there were some things that force could not solve, such as the plague in BiYi Town. No matter how strong Wen Wen was, he could not turn the old man he encountered earlier back into a human.
Moreover, doctors who could skillfully handle supernatural plagues were not easy to cultivate, and their numbers were even scarcer than the active demon hunters of the Hunter Association.
In the face of the situation in BiYi Town, these doctors could play a greater role than superhumans.
Wen Wen was immediately drawn to the medical team that was performing the dissection. The corpse they were dissecting could hardly be called a human corpse; it was more like a humanoid sea urchin wearing clothes!