As the train passed through the mountains, Fangzheng retracted his gaze from the scenery outside the window and refocused on the notebook in his hand as the train passed by in a flash on both sides.
A trip around the world at will was indeed a pleasant experience. For Fangzheng, he did not have such good benefits in his previous life. Just completing missions every day was already exhausting. During holidays, the first thing he had to consider was various welfare plans and activities. In addition, he had to make adjustments to the game itself, so he had no time to travel around.
In the main world, Fangzheng was not in the mood to go sightseeing because he could not expose his identity, and because the cultists were running around everywhere and endangering the public security. On the contrary, in this world, he had fulfilled the dream of his previous life. Not to mention that he had a beautiful girl by his side …. Well, it was simply heaven.
Of course, sightseeing was only a sideline. During the trip, Fangzheng was also doing investigations. He hoped to figure out the situation in this world, the Red World Apostles, the Mist Warriors, and humans. The Red World Apostles, as the root of all conflicts, were naturally the focus of Fangzheng's investigation.
For now, the conflict in this world was actually very simple. The "Red World" where the Red World Apostles lived was connected to this world, so the Red World Apostles came to this world. But perhaps because of the personality of the Red World Apostles and other factors, they did not choose to conquer or rule this world. On the contrary, each Red World Apostle seemed to be more concerned about their own affairs. They wanted to play and have fun in this world as they pleased. This seemed to be a common problem of the Red World Apostles.
Otherwise, considering the long time since the Red World Apostles came to this earth, they could have formed an army, conquered humans, and raised humans like pigs, cows, and sheep. In this way, the Red World Apostles could obtain the Power of Existence in this way, and they would not have to maintain a primitive forest-like hunting mode until now.
But because of the nature of the Red World Apostles, it was difficult or unwilling for them to do so, which led to the Red World Apostles who came here in the beginning to do things on their own.
And because this world was not the Red World, if the Red World Apostles wanted to stay in this world and have a body, they had to devour the Power of Existence.
What followed next was the focus of the conflict.
In order to maintain their own existence and increase their power, the Red World Apostles needed to devour humans to absorb the power of existence. However, the disappearance of a large amount of the power of existence would topple the balance of the world and lead to a great disaster. Meanwhile, some of the Red World Followers disdained the evil deeds of their own kind, so they used another method to form contracts with those who had been harmed by the Red World Followers and became Mist Warriors to stop everything, attempting to let their own kind return to the Red World.
This was the origin of the battle between the Mist Warrior and the Disciple of the Red World.
The core reason was the Power of Existence.
Here comes the problem.
What was the Power of Existence? Was it unique to humans? Or were there other lifeforms as well? Why did the Red World Apostles have to devour humans to obtain the power of existence?
After "investigating and visiting" along the way, Fangzheng found that the setting of this world was quite similar to the Xianxia novels that he had read before.
If he were to use Xianxia as an example, then the Mist Warrior was a "righteous sect". As they had the "proper method" to form a contract with the Red World Demon King, they didn't need to practice those "unorthodox methods". On the other hand, the Red World Apostles were more like demons. They needed more power to adapt to the environment where the strong preyed on the weak. Therefore, they would absorb the power of existence of humans to "cultivate power" in order to become more powerful.
As a matter of fact, the cultivation process of the Red World Apostles was not much different from that of demons. Every Red World Apostle had their own original body. Their human form was only transformed by the Red World Apostles after they obtained power and used the "Human Form Transformation Technique".
For example, Tiria's original body was a golden cloak. According to the perspective of a fantasy novel, she was obviously an existence of some kind of spirit or artifact spirit.
Just like how there were good demons and bad demons among the demons, bad demons liked to suck human blood and souls, while good demons hid in the mountains to absorb the essence of the sun and moon, or to obtain power through some immortal artifacts.
In this world, most of the Red World Apostles still lived by devouring humans, but there were also some who had long given up on devouring humans, or would choose to devour humans instead. Many of the Red World Apostles that Fangzheng met along the way belonged to this category. Most of them weren't strong, but they weren't dangerous. These Red World Apostles liked to hide in some unknown corner and maintain their existence by devouring the power of existence of schools of fish or even plants.
Of course, these things could provide very little power of existence, but these Red World Apostles didn't have much desire for power. There were also some Red World Apostles who would choose to be "heroes of darkness" and secretly "eliminate evil for the people". Fangzheng once saw a Red World Apostle who lived in a lake and was regarded as a "water god". The way he absorbed the power of existence was to devour the people and factories that discharged sewage or dumped waste along the river. From a certain point of view, he could be regarded as a conscientious environmentalist.
However, this was meaningless to the Mist Warriors. They were like the disciples of the famous sects who were taught to slay demons and devils in fantasy novels. Most of the Mist Warriors' first reaction when they saw the Red World Disciple was to fight him. Their reason was simple and straightforward. All Red World Apostles relied on devouring the power of existence to stay in this world. Devouring the power of existence meant that the world would be distorted, and the distortion of the world meant that there might be a disaster. As the source of the disaster, these Red World Apostles had to be eliminated.
Therefore, the mantra of the Mist Warriors was to find a Red World Apostle if there was a problem. If it wasn't done by him, it must be because he didn't have the time.
To put it in simple terms, only a dead Red World Apostle was a good Red World Apostle.
But they seemed to have forgotten that humans were …
"Big Brother."
"Hmm?"
While Fangzheng was deep in thought, he felt a soft touch on his body. Then, he saw Tiria come over with a smile and gently lean on Fangzheng's side.
"I can feel the aura of a Mist Warrior."
"It's at the next station, right? They're really impatient."
Even without Tiria's reminder, Fangzheng had already felt the presence of the Mist Warriors. They were obviously coming for them. That wasn't strange. Ever since Fangzheng brought Tiria out on a trip, Mist Warriors would often come looking for trouble. This was naturally because they were attracted by the aura of Tiria's Disciple of the Red World. Fangzheng did not pay too much attention to this. After all, it was better if they came …. In the end, one's fist would do the talking anyway.
"Then, let's get off the train."
After saying that, Fangzheng stretched out his hand and gently patted Tiria's head. He then stood up.
"Let's see who the Mist Warriors are that have the guts to come looking for trouble with us this time."
It's here.
The girl clenched her hands and stared at the metal monster that was speeding towards them from afar. She could feel the aura emerging from the metal monster. It was undoubtedly the aura of a Red World Apostle. Although she also hoped that the other party was just passing by, unfortunately, this was the final stop. This meant that the Red World Apostle's target was here.
In other words, it would hunt, hunt, and eat humans here?
I won't let those terrifying monsters succeed!
"Sonia, I'm going to activate the Seal!"
"Wait, wait!"
Hearing the girl's words, the metal bracelet on her hand made a weak sound.
"Are you sure it's okay? Nanoka, this is the first time you've fought a Red World Apostle since you left your master, right? Why don't we be cautious and observe first …. "
"No!"
But before the Red World Demon King could finish his words, he was interrupted by the girl on the bracelet.
"The other party is a Red World Apostle. Who knows if they're here to hunt? If we wait for them to make their move, it'll be too late! I will protect this city, and I will protect everyone in this city. This is my mission and responsibility as a Mist Warrior! "
"Woo woo woo …!!"
The steam whistle sounded. The train gradually slowed down and slowly entered the platform. Then, the crowd began to move towards the outside of the station. Looking at this scene, the young lady clenched her fists and began to feel nervous.
What should I do? What if the other party is going to activate the Seal at the station …. No, maybe the other party has already eaten on the train? In short, I must first release my aura as a Mist Warrior and lure the enemy to a place with few people …. Eh?
"Sonia, that Red World Apostle doesn't seem to be moving?"
"Yeah, Nanoka, she seems to be staying in the train …. Ah! She's making her move! "
At this moment, the surging crowd had already dispersed, and the entire platform had returned to its usual desolation. Soon, Nanoka saw a golden-haired girl in a Gothic dress walking out of the train station. Beside her was a black-haired young man.
"That's a human …. Why is he with a Red World Apostle?"
"I don't know. Maybe he's just a companion he met on the road? That …. Nanoka, are we really going to make our move? "
"Of course. This is a great opportunity. There are no outsiders nearby, so we don't have to worry about getting hurt. I'll find a chance to move that big brother somewhere else when I activate the Seal. So … .let's begin! "
As she spoke, the Mist Warrior named Nanoka waved her arm.
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