Baptized One

Biodata

Background / History

Baptized Ones are humans who survived the global catastrophe five years prior when the Black Rain blanketed the earth 6. While 97% of humanity transformed into walking corpses, the remaining 3% who endured the rain gained genetic mutations and superhuman enhancements 6. In the post-apocalyptic world where prior technology and culture were wiped out, power dictates hierarchy, making Baptized Ones the ruling class over ordinary, un-enhanced drifters 6. While they can rule as kings over small wilderness camps or serve as elites within high-level mercenary companies and fortresses, they are also hunted by entities like Xia Leng, who view them as foreign invaders 6 11 21.

Classification & Abilities

The abilities acquired by Baptized Ones branch into hundreds of variations, which are broadly categorized into five major classes:

• Apocalypse Warriors: The most common class, possessing peerless super strength, indestructible muscles, and dense bones 6.
• Apocalypse Hunters: Possess hyper-sensitive perception, abnormal reaction speeds, agile physiques, and complex combat styles 6.
• Sages: Rare brain-mutated individuals who maintain normal physical parameters but possess high-level intellect, often serving in leadership or administrative roles 6.
• Controllers: The rarest and most formidable class, wielding unexplained super-control abilities like elemental manipulation or telekinesis, with elites capable of triggering natural disasters 6.
• Mystic Scholars: A controversial class whose abilities include predicting future events, altering luck, or esoteric phenomena 6 21.

Power mastery is divided into a nine-tier system, scaled geometrically, though individual effectiveness relies heavily on natural counters and match-ups between classes rather than pure tier ranking alone 6.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Light Blue / Blue Crystals: Energy stones formed within the skulls of Baptized Ones, prized for their immense value, durability, and use in high-tier serums or jewelry 10 20 21.
• Crude Crossbows: Ranged hunting weapons utilized by wilderness parties 5.
• Steel Blades: Specialized melee weapons wielded by high-tier hunters and warriors 5 7.