Wu Wen
Depths of the LivingContents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Background / History
- 4Appearance
- 5Personality
- 6Abilities & Skills
- 6.1[Disguise]
- 6.2Flesh Manipulation
- 6.3Water Transmission and Oceanic Adaptation
- 6.4Vortex Step
- 6.5Absorption and Control
- 7Equipment / Weapons / Items
- 8Relationships
- 9Story Role / Major Arcs
- 9.1Fourth Middle School
- 9.2Sisterhood and Crevice Screening
- 9.3True Death Game
- 9.4Vortex Town
- 9.5Fishing Village and the Faceless Man
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Wu Wen |
| Alias(es) | Class Monitor; Teacher Wu |
| Species/Race | Imposter / monster |
| Gender | Female |
| Affiliation | Vortex Town; formerly associated with the Sisterhood |
| Occupation/Role | Class monitor of Jupiter City Fourth Middle School; later a teacher at Vortex Town's school |
| Status | Active 800 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 6 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mind Corner formation | 111 | Formed a Mind Corner at age thirteen, years before openly entering the Corner system. |
| Crevice Screening | 111 | Participated in Crevice Screening at age eighteen after five years as an Imposter. |
| Plant Maturity | 417 | Her plants had recently passed germination and matured, granting her substantially greater capability in the Corner. |
| Advanced transformation / next stage | 737 | Adapted to an advanced oceanic transformation and became capable of intervening in external affairs; Teacher Guo considered her newly promoted and not yet stable. |
Background / History
Wu Wen maintained the identity of a model student and class monitor at Jupiter City Fourth Middle School while concealing her existence as an Imposter. By Luo Di's account, she had already formed a Mind Corner at thirteen and spent five years disguising herself as an ordinary, well-behaved student after undergoing Crevice Screening at eighteen. 111
During the school's field exercises, she took initiative in organizing classmates and carried an eight-sided Han sword rather than conventional self-defense gear. She and Luo Di first cooperated against a jiangshi-related threat; the operation ultimately produced the Pituitary Gland used to make Luo Di's Zombie Blade. 14 195
Her apparent death became public after the Fourth Middle School Incident: a funeral was held in Phoenix City, where Luo Di heard her voice thank him through her portrait. 75 She later revealed herself to Luo Di within a replica of her old bedroom, explaining that the Corner had recognized and amplified her innate talent, [Disguise]. 136
Wu Wen's past ties to the Sisterhood became increasingly clear when she disclosed that she wanted to enter a special Crevice Screening, acquire a high-level Corner identity, and escape the organization's control. 162 Although Grandmother had sought to capture her, Wu Wen's intelligence and willingness to assist secured a temporary suspension of punishment and allowed her to remain with the Sisterhood for a time. 448
She is also connected to Teacher Guo and Vortex Town. In one operation, she trapped the incarnated monster Wei Junzhe, absorbed him after revealing her true form, freed his captives, and awaited Teacher Guo's instructions through a TV vortex. 359 She later became an official Vortex Town member and began teaching there. 699 747
Appearance
Wu Wen normally presents herself as a black-haired young woman with a composed school-monitor image, but her body is mutable and can reproduce clothing, facial features, scent, and bodily structures through flesh disguise. 136 441
- Her usual appearance is deliberately polished and approachable, reinforcing the role of the reliable class monitor. 103
- Her undisguised body can appear skinless and translucent pink, with visibly proportioned internal organs beneath a semi-transparent membrane. 613
- Following her adaptation to deep-sea traits, she became younger-looking and more slender, with horizontally blinking fish-like eyes. 712
- She can form outfits directly from her adaptive skin, including school uniforms and other disguises. 441 737
Personality
Wu Wen is calculating, observant, and highly adaptable. She regularly evaluates risks, builds cooperation around shared interests, and devises plans that minimize danger to allies while preserving her own options. Her ability to maintain the class-monitor persona is so complete that Luo Di regards her as the finest practitioner of disguise he has known. 103 422
She is ambitious enough to oppose the Sisterhood's control and pursue a higher Corner identity, yet she consistently protects people she recognizes as her own. She rescued and housed young female monsters, chose not to enslave Stinky Nine despite having the ability to do so, and repeatedly intervened to assist Luo Di. 162 557 701
Her outward smile often conceals manipulation or irritation. She can be possessive and teasing around Luo Di, but remains decisive under combat pressure and accepts personal risk when a plan requires it. 424 648 680
Abilities & Skills
[Disguise]
Wu Wen's innate ability allows near-perfect physical impersonation. It can alter her face, build, scent, clothing, movements, and expressions, enabling her to immerse herself in a chosen identity rather than merely imitate its appearance. 136 491
- Can perfectly replicate other people’s physical features and scent. 136
- Can create clothing and outer layers from flesh and skin camouflage. 441
- Can imitate individuals such as Yu Lu closely enough to appear mirror-identical. 422
- Can disguise Luo Di as a jiangshi using an External Skin Bag. 719
- Cannot perfectly impersonate Hua Yuan, whose innate ability directly affects how observers perceive and remember her. 161
Flesh Manipulation
Wu Wen possesses exceptional control over her own flesh, allowing her to regenerate, reshape, separate, and reconstruct her body for combat, escape, or deception. 476 512
- Creates decoy bodies and skin sacs to misdirect enemies. 613
- Can conceal weapons within her flesh and produce blades of flesh and blood. 493 613
- Can peel off or shed skin defensively, including forming a skin umbrella against danger. 648
- Can merge her flesh and blood with Luo Di's body to form a special combined structure. 507
- Produced an independent blonde physical clone to meet a game's participation requirements. 426
- Her control is not absolute: the Faceless Man overwhelmed and possessed her, transforming her body into an umbilical-cord-like form within seconds. 706
Water Transmission and Oceanic Adaptation
Wu Wen acquired [Water] as a Divinity Remnant rather than as her original talent. It grants her strong affinity with water sources, rapid movement, and the ability to establish detection mechanisms. 503 488
- Travels by crushing and transmitting her body through water-connected routes. 491
- Places sensing mechanisms around an area and responds rapidly once intruders arrive. 488
- Moves at high speed across water, sometimes with scales forming around her ankles. 487
- Her later body developed oceanic and deep-sea traits, requiring a period of adaptation. 712 737
Vortex Step
A physical technique taught by Teacher Guo and refined through Wu Wen's flesh control. She spirals her calf muscle fibers like compressed springs, then releases the rotational force for explosive movement. 605 706
- Enables instantaneous, near-invisible changes in position. 706
- Converts charging momentum into rotational force for stronger strikes. 613
- Powers both rapid movement and close-range palm strikes. 613
- Places extreme strain on her body; a full-speed Crimson Sword strike can break her arm from recoil. 706
Absorption and Control
Wu Wen can absorb defeated beings and acquire what they contain. After luring Wei Junzhe into a weakened incarnation, she absorbed him and gained his memories and abilities. 359
- Demonstrated the ability to control and enslave people, though she deliberately refrained from using it on Stinky Nine. 701
- Uses her body as a surveillance medium; by spreading skin-like structures over a vehicle, she can detect approaching monsters. 451
Equipment / Weapons / Items
- Modern eight-sided Han sword — A contemporary sword with a black grooved hilt and narrow diamond-shaped guard, carried during the field exercise. 14
- Concealed flesh-stored sword — A sword she can hide directly within her body and draw when needed. 493
- Crimson Sword — A flesh-and-blood blade used with Vortex Step for high-speed killing strikes. 706
Relationships
- Luo Di — Former classmate, frequent partner, student, and boyfriend. Wu Wen has repeatedly trained, protected, and collaborated with him; she openly identified their relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend. 136 600 747
- Teacher Guo — Former teacher, mentor, and leader of Vortex Town. He taught Wu Wen a secret vortex technique and relies on her disguise for high-risk operations. 605 680
- Hua Yuan — Former Sisterhood sister and longtime associate. Wu Wen cannot fully replicate Hua Yuan's innate appearance-projection ability, and the two remain competitive but cooperative. 161 434
- Mr. Qu — Her “brother,” the Faceless Man. Wu Wen monitors, translates for, and helps him adapt to life in Vortex Town. 710 713
- Grandmother — Leader of the Sisterhood. Grandmother once sought Wu Wen's capture but later called her one of her favorite granddaughters and delayed punishment in exchange for her assistance. 396 448
- Anna — Schoolmate and friend who noticed suspicious injuries on Wu Wen's body after they had been apart for two years. 12
- Her maids — Rescued female monsters who regard Wu Wen as their mistress and remain loyal residents of her villa. 557 558
Story Role / Major Arcs
Fourth Middle School
As class monitor, Wu Wen brings Luo Di and their classmates into practical training and later invites Luo Di to social gatherings and study sessions. Their friendship grows through shared danger, movies, meals, and the aftermath of anomalous incidents around their school and residence. 26 30 43
Sisterhood and Crevice Screening
Wu Wen reveals that her apparent class-monitor identity concealed a longer history as an Imposter. She brings Luo Di into contact with the Sisterhood because she wants to escape its control through a special screening and obtain a higher Corner identity. 161 162
True Death Game
Wu Wen enters the True Death Game through a clone and later confronts Luo Di directly in a classroom transformed into a flesh-and-blood battlefield. She nearly defeats him, but Luo Di ultimately bites away half her face and devours her to advance. 426 433
She nevertheless assists Luo Di's subsequent advancement by acting as the “door handle” for his Gate and allowing a doppelganger of herself to be used as its core material. 434
Vortex Town
Wu Wen helps establish and operate within Vortex Town alongside Teacher Guo. She shelters rescued young monsters in her villa, serves as a key infiltration specialist, and eventually assumes a teaching role at the school. 556 557 747
Fishing Village and the Faceless Man
During the search for Pan Yang, Wu Wen confronts the Faceless Man with Vortex Step and the Crimson Sword, but is decisively overpowered and possessed. 701 706 The aftermath leaves Mr. Qu living near her villa as a protective but unstable “brother,” while Wu Wen adapts to her changed oceanic body and continues consolidating her power. 710 712 737