Life Beyond the City (Part 2)

unconsciously.

Five pieces of chalk, simultaneously controlled by the witch, write down the types of life outside the city that have been recorded on the huge blackboard.

Limited to lower-level life forms and some basic knowledge.

The training location that Han Dong and the others went to was 69 kilometers away from the Holy City, but it was still within the "controllable range," which was the area that the Holy City Knight had already investigated.

certainly.

It was just a 'survey'.

Humans can only control the area within the Holy City.

Even on land right next to the city walls, a huge change could happen, with a large number of carrion-eating demons suddenly emerging from within.

The farther you are from the Holy City, the greater the danger becomes.

This is why, when Commander Kaimon gave the distance of 69 kilometers, 10% of the personnel immediately left the site.

These people are not lacking in ability, but rather unwilling to take such a huge risk during their Knight-Errant.

"The majority of the anomalies roaming within the investigated area outside the city are low-level beings."

Common low-order entities are divided into three main categories, as listed below:

[Wild Monster] - As higher-level life forms invaded the globe, the total number of wild animals decreased rapidly, estimated to have been reduced by about 90% (with some exceptions of insects).

The remaining wild animals have all undergone changes in their genetic makeup due to various strange factors, or have become corrupted and deformed due to being tainted by filth.

Common Wild Monster variations can be categorized into the following three types:

"Aggregation" - mostly occurs among small wild animals, such as rodents. These aggregated Wild Monster have appeared many times within the Holy City, and there have been several "rat swarm incidents" in the Slums.

First, residents discovered that large groups of rats were moving around and attacking humans.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that these rats do not act in groups at all... their fur and even their flesh are all connected as one.

When provoked, the rat swarm can transform into a gaping maw and devour its target.

"Anthropomorphism" is commonly found in mammals.

Take the werewolf for example; it is significantly different from the werewolves in conventional folk tales.

An image of a werewolf was drawn on the blackboard with chalk to represent its characteristics.

A truly terrifying protruding spinal structure! A huge white spine protrudes from the outside, with small tentacles growing between the vertebrae, indicating that it has been severely contaminated and altered.

Its body surface also has a large number of wolf heads.

Its shoulders, waist, knees, and entire body are covered with similar twisted wolf head structures, capable of crushing any living thing that comes near... It is several times more terrifying than the werewolves in ordinary folk tales.

"Matrix" - a rare mutation type.

A very small number of plants and animals, after coming into contact with higher-level beings,

Through a long period of degenerate evolution, it will evolve into a mother organism with extremely high reproductive capacity.

The mother typically occupies a sealed area, such as an abandoned village or an underground cave. She reproduces indiscriminately inside and conceals the area with a "fog".

Most of the mothers have reached the level of otherworldly demons, and they will not be encountered in ordinary Knight Training Camp.

[Evil and Filth]

This mainly refers to inanimate objects that are affected by 'aura' and given 'life', or even develop independent consciousness (mostly evil).

Classifying evil and filth is quite complicated.

Even within the category of stones, there are distinctions such as "gargoyles," "Moss Golem," and "Darkstone"...

The most common type is the Corpse Evil Spirit.

The probability of a dead human coming into contact with 'aura' and transforming into 'evil' is the highest, mostly in the form of skeletons... Of course, these skeletons differ from the skeletons that ordinary people imagine.

In short, one should be wary of any inanimate objects outside the city.

Humans

This is the type that needs the most explanation, as it poses a significant threat.

"Believers" - the most common type, and also the most favored method of human cultivation by high-ranking beings outside the city.

Transforming ordinary humans into absolutely loyal cult members.

As long as these believers can meet certain requirements such as 'hunting,' 'sacrificing,' or 'fulfilling', they will be given certain 'benefits'.

Believers who receive benefits will become even more loyal.

A lone believer is not a great threat; even an ordinary Knight-Errant could easily take them down.

Special attention needs to be paid to locations with large communities of believers.

Once the number of believers exceeds double digits, the level of danger will increase exponentially... If not handled properly, it could cause large-scale casualties.

Once they sense danger, these believers will not hesitate for a moment and will immediately carry out a large-scale sacrifice.

Summoning Terrifying Existence of the middle or even high ranks.

Moreover, the gathering of large numbers of believers to chant together will also cause great Mental Plane pollution and harm to individuals.

Believers are individuals whose bodies and souls are still healthy, but whose minds have been completely corrupted.

Although they appear to be human, they are nothing more than a group of controlled puppets.

In addition, it should be noted that believers are also divided into factions... Due to the different higher-level beings to which they belong, these believers will also be different.

"Outcasts" Special Individual who have evolved from believers through methods such as 'self-sacrifice' and 'corruption', yet still retain Human Form.

Within the faith, there is another title for those who are considered "outsiders" - "elders".

A very small number of believers experience a high-level transformation during worship.

This allows them to break through human limits, no longer confined to the physical body, and to develop some extremely dangerous abilities.

These superhumans can switch freely between ' Human Form ' and 'alien form', thus completely concealing their inherent danger, making them an extremely dangerous existence.

According to records, among all the elite training programs in history, the ones that caused the most deaths of Knight-Errant were the "Outsiders".

They have evolved an independent and sound consciousness system; they are insidious and cunning, and are absolutely evil and dangerous beings, requiring special attention.

"Insect Possessed"

Before discussing this special group, we must talk about how insects behaved differently from ordinary animals at the beginning of the new era.

These invertebrate creatures did not undergo any strange changes similar to those of the [Wild Monster].

Sensitive perception and inherent discipline enable most insects to protect themselves in an extremely aggressive way when they sense the impending 'doomsday'.

Similar to Gu Cultivation, they devour each other within the same group, leaving only one entity that resembles King Insect.

The remaining King Insect will still sense danger.

Therefore, they chose suitable hosts to "possess" before humans at that time were completely wiped out.

They continue to grow using humanity's potential, attempting to survive this apocalyptic catastrophe.

Even Though so, they were still unable to contend with the [Otherworldly Demons] and beings of even higher rank.

Insect Possessed around the world are being killed in the struggle.

Before the Holy City was established, the remaining small number of "Insect Possessed" found a relatively safe place to go into 'permanent hibernation'.

However, as Higher Lifeforms took over the world, the 'aura' also spread throughout the world.

Even Though it buries itself deep underground, it cannot escape the invasion of its aura.

During their hibernation, they gradually Corrupting Fall... slowly transforming into a kind of independent "Insect Possessed" that is not managed by any higher-level beings.

They retain some characteristics of both humans and insects, but due to long-term pollution, their minds have become extremely evil, and they will launch indiscriminate attacks on humans.

When Han Dong saw the introduction about ' Insect Possessed ' on the blackboard, he unconsciously looked at Mia next to him.

These are just brief descriptions of a group of low-level life forms outside the city walls. The life forms outside the city walls are incredibly diverse, and there are many ways for them to fall into corruption. The true primordial life form, the "Otherworldly Demons," will be mentioned in the next chapter. As the protagonist explores beyond the city walls, the truth of the world will be gradually revealed.