"Why does this Hundun look so dog-like?"
"It doesn't look very powerful, either."
"Who told you that the strength of a Nightmare Giant Beast could be judged by its appearance?"
"Its traits are rather strange—bewilderment and forgetfulness. Does that mean it makes people bewildered and causes them to forget certain memories?"
The Earthly Department's dragon riders began discussing it in the conference room. Bai Shaotang did not stop them. After a while, he made a hand signal.
Everyone quieted down.
Bai Shaotang said, "The City of Bewilderment, where Hundun resides, was originally a prefecture-level city with a permanent population of more than nine million."
"When the Giant Beast Calamity broke out, Hundun descended and occupied that city."
"After it descended, its traits caused more than two million people in the city to become mentally deranged. They became muddled and bewildered, vacant and dull, wandering the city streets all day until they eventually starved to death."
"Another million-plus people forgot everything. In the end, they even forgot their instinct to survive."
"Even when the parasites on Hundun's body gnawed at them, they did not flee or resist. In the end, they became food."
"Fortunately, after occupying the city and treating it as its kingdom, Hundun entered a deep slumber."
"Only recently have there been signs of it awakening. Once it awakens and moves toward other cities, the consequences will be devastating."
"Ordinary people will be affected as soon as they enter Hundun's vicinity."
"We collected data and had the Central Supercomputer 'Jun Hong' run simulations, producing a set of reference figures."
"Hundun's passive influence has a radius of three to five kilometers."
"If it exerts its influence actively, the radius can reach ten to twenty kilometers."
Bai Shaotang pointed at the sketch of Hundun on the screen. "This is a moving