Chapter 1729 - Shooting Sand at People
Inside the "Fox Den" command center on the edge of the desert, silence fell once more as they watched the Humanoid Hedgehog in the ring of flames hack the last surviving candidate to pieces.
Their already meager ammunition was quickly exhausted. By the time they finally resolved to take their enemies down with them, the outcome was naturally beyond doubt.
"What the hell is that thing?"
After baring his teeth in frustration, Bal, the "Weapons" Saint, turned to the prehistoric hero, hoping to get an answer.
This was their first encounter with the Ghoul Curse, but it wasn't the first for this Old Ancestor. He was like a living encyclopedia of history, well-informed and experienced. Surely he might know something.
"I can tell you that I've never seen a monster like this."
Enmenam, the prehistoric hero, sucked in a breath and spread his hands.
In his memory, the Ghoul Curse produced nothing but walking corpses—not creatures that could suddenly transform into Humanoid Hedgehogs and move like the wind. If they had possessed such speed and aggression, even the nuclear strikes back then might not have worked. Humanity would have been wiped out before anyone could blink.
Still, Enmenam was now utterly certain that his awakening this time hadn't been an accident; it was fate. Humanity had once again encountered an apocalyptic disaster. There was no doubt about it.
A doomsday crisis like this was half natural disaster, half human folly—a burden too heavy for life to bear.
Even without this sudden outbreak of the Ghoul Curse, Earth, living under the constant threat of nuclear deterrence, could perish at any moment. In short, Enmenam was deeply troubled. How had such a self-destructive species managed to survive until now? It was all too much for