Perhaps they had never expected that the evil deity they worshipped so fanatically was merely a powerful weird.
Perhaps they had already guessed as much.
But once they were marked by the evil deity and granted power, they too would be twisted and influenced by that power.
After years of brainwashing, coupled with their unwillingness to give up the power they had gained, they naturally would not abandon this ability for the sake of profit.
Wu stepped out of Forest City for the first time.
Beyond Forest City's boundaries, the concentration of weird energy outside dropped considerably.
Though the weird energy in several cities near Forest City had also increased significantly, at least they had not become forbidden zones for ordinary people like Forest City had.
The ordinary people living here would feel unwell when faced with the sudden increase in weird energy.
Their bodies might fall ill to some extent.
But as long as they were given some time.
Perhaps their bodies would adapt to this level of weird energy as well.
Humans were an exceptionally adaptable species. As for those who could not adapt, they would be eliminated.
The pedestrians on the streets hurried along. Their faces showed varying degrees of fear and worry.
After all, the troubled Forest City was right next to them.
But as ordinary people who had spent their entire lives growing up in this city.
Even if they knew they might be very close to danger, what could they do?
Move away with their entire families?
Leaving aside whether they had enough money to support such a move, in times like these, what place could truly be called absolutely safe?
They could only live each day in fear.
Even though the government had said Forest City's crisis had been resolved.
Forest City