Outside the city, in the wilderness, a group of three-meter-tall monsters stood silently on all fours amid the thin white morning mist. Their skin was grayish-white, and apart from their long arms and short legs, their builds were much like those of humans.
Their strange faces, rounder than a human's, looked exceptionally terrifying.
Their pupils were embedded in them like two bloodstained beans.
Misfortune radiated from these monsters as naturally as breathing, bringing endless calamities to the world.
"Go."
Their leader was an exceptionally large Calamity Ghost. The syllable that emerged from his mouth sounded somewhat awkward. Restricted Zones had their own languages, but using them too much in the Mortal World could easily provoke rejection from heaven and earth. Apart from Forbidden-level beings, who could do as they pleased, ordinary Weird Objects dared not act recklessly.
Two five-meter-tall Junior Commanders gave low roars like horn blasts, and the great horde of Calamity Ghosts immediately began moving.
They traveled across the land, every footfall bringing disaster. Some of the surrounding mountains inexplicably collapsed, sending endless rocks tumbling down. Vast numbers of grasses and trees withered, and rivers along their route stopped flowing...
Some Calamity Ghosts went back into the city and emerged carrying a batch of human corpses.
These humans had died under misfortune, their hearts filled with the deepest unwillingness. Their souls remained trapped in their corpses, refusing to dissipate for a long time, making them excellent materials for summoning companions.
They carried the corpses in the opposite direction, intending to perform a sacrifice outside the Restricted Zone Portal to Barren Earth.
The remaining monsters headed toward the next human city, their heavy steps carrying them across wilderness, mountains, and rivers as misfortune swept over every inch of land.
Mist suddenly rose around them, tinged with faint black vapor.