Had the "Oathbreaker" even conducted dedicated research on Crawlers?
It seemed that even before his betrayal, the Oathbreaker had possessed a very thorough understanding of Crawlers.
And unlike the other Sanctum Knights, who only knew how to cut Crawlers down, the Oathbreaker's understanding had clearly been far more comprehensive.
"So comprehensive that in the end, he couldn't resist becoming a Crawler himself..." Lin Yuan looked at the thick book in his hands and the author's name, his expression somewhat complicated.
This was the thickest of all the books, weighing about as much as a large dictionary. Naturally, Lin Yuan couldn't read it carefully right now.
Still, out of curiosity, he briefly skimmed its general contents.
The book seemed to have been written over several periods. The handwriting showed a clear progression from immature to mature, suggesting that the "Oathbreaker" had spent a long time gradually refining his research.
In the latter half of the book, however, the handwriting began to grow sloppy and disordered, eventually turning entirely into illegible scribbles. It seemed that as his understanding deepened, the Oathbreaker himself had begun to develop some mental problems.
"It looks like the Oathbreaker's handwriting started becoming abnormal when he began studying the Crawlers' power in depth."
After quickly leafing through the book for a while, Lin Yuan reached a conclusion.
"I'll need to study the details carefully later, but for now, I've already learned a lot."
"The biggest discovery is that the Crawlers have an internal hierarchy, from the lowest-ranking Kin to the Elders above them, then the even higher-ranking Priests."
"These low- and mid-ranking Crawlers have no names or titles. They're addressed only by rank and number."
"Wayne Drake has the title 'Oathbreaker,' so he's clearly above the Priest rank and already belongs to the Crawlers' upper ranks. I wonder