What distinguishes man from beasts is but a small thing?

Chapter 628: What Little Distinguishes Man from Beast?

2.6 million.

That was the rough estimate of White State residents infected with Blood Thirst Syndrome in the reports from the Federations and Empires the next day: 2.6 million.

In other words, one out of every ten people in White State had contracted Blood Thirst Syndrome!

Thanks to the swift response from both the Empires and Federations, the Restoration Front's operation had been discovered early on.

Otherwise, the situation might have been even worse.

But wasn't it already bad enough?

The moment Xie Heli awakened Shangri-La, more than 900,000 people died as a result. Of those who remained, the vast majority were still in the incubation period, while more than 120,000 had already suffered an onset serious enough to reach the late stages. And that figure was merely a conservative estimate.

The real number could only be higher.

It was only a matter of time before mild cases turned severe!

And don't forget, every White State resident carried the Wolf Blood Oath within their soul! That meant Blood Thirst Syndrome did not need air or contact to spread—it was purely a matter of probability.

Not to mention the catalyzing effect of the chaotic environment and the Forest Kingdom's month-long temptation.

According to both sides' estimates, if the problem was not resolved at its root within a month, the entire White State would become a veritable hell!

A nation of wolves where everyone devoured one another.

Fortunately, it had been discovered early. If Xie Heli had been given more time to prepare, then once the latent Blood Thirst Syndrome spread, it might have directly engulfed the entire White State. Shangri-La would have completely transformed into the Forest Kingdom and covered White State, and the third Wolf Fiend would have been born.

Even now,