On the desolate land, the northern wind blew, rolling up a cloud of gray dust.
The sky was covered by strange black clouds. It was not the kind of clouds that were naturally formed, but like the internal organs of a creature, constantly wriggling and spreading malice to the area covered.
The malice would condense into tangible black dust, like snowflakes falling from the clouds, but unlike real snowflakes, this black dust was more deadly than strong acid.
Without the protection of divine power, if an ordinary person walked under this black dust, they would be quickly eroded and infected, and finally turned into a pile of dust.
The change started a year ago.
At that time, Yi Qing was still busy because of the friction between the humans and demons, and the integration of the two races was not smooth. Therefore, although Mr. Savior did not come to pick him up as promised, he did not care too much.
Until one day, a dazzling meteor that could be seen even in the daytime cut through the sky and finally fell on the green field.
For a time, the residents of this world were in a panic, thinking that the invader who used only a shadow to almost defeat the two armies of the humans and demons two years ago had finally begun to invade this world.
Only a few people like Yi Qing who knew the inside story did not think much of it, thinking that it was just a coincidence.
After all, in their understanding, Xu Shenxing, who saved the world and even took the blame for the reconciliation between the humans and demons, would not do such a thing.
Both sides sent out scouts to investigate the mysteries of the falling meteorite. In the end, the information they obtained was very simple. What fell from the sky was naturally not some terrifying great demon king, but a huge, sparkling and translucent crystal.
In the end, the facts told them that things were not that simple.
A few days after the meteor fell, with the green field as the center, the whole world began to be infected by the evil power, and everything seemed to have changed.
The vegetation gradually withered, animals became crazy and full of aggression.
Even the humans (demons) were not spared from this disaster, and were dominated by the unknown evil power.
If that was all, it would be fine, at most it would become a different world's version of Resident Evil. For people like Yi Qing who came from Earth and had seen a lot of zombie movies, this was not a particularly troublesome situation.
What really made them feel helpless was not that humans had become walking corpses that could attack others, but that they had become like children's doodles. They did not have a definite outline, as if they were a combination of countless bad lines. They were monsters that had lost their flesh and human form.
Humans had no way to defeat the enemy.
Be it swords, arrows, fire, ice, lightning … or even a full-powered strike imbued with the power of a Demon King or a Hero could not destroy these things. All they could do was simply beat the monsters until they lost their external form, and this state that would take at most a day to recover was not even a 'heavy blow' to these monsters.
This almost invincible power also caused some strange voices to appear among the human survivors. Some of the survivors seemed to think that the humans (demons) did not become like this because they were dead, but because they had evolved to a new stage. This was a right that all humans should enjoy, and they should not be avoided like snakes and scorpions.
These survivors formed a cult and began to go against the temporary government agencies formed by humans and demons to deal with the current situation. Fortunately, these people left the sanctuary not long after and were infected by the forces of the outside world and turned into monsters. Based on the current situation, the monsters they became were no different from the ones they had become before.
As time went by, the situation of the temporary coalition government of humans and demons became worse and worse.
Under the leadership of Xia Xueyao, the almost new church was almost unable to suppress the evil forces in the outside world, and the materials of the survivors began to deplete, and a large-scale famine could strike at any time.
The clouds of despair and destruction had shrouded everyone's head.
For this reason, Yi Qing had to take some soldiers who had written their wills to the outside world to find usable materials to cover the expenses …
"Did you find anything useful?" Yi Qing asked as he looked at Lin Qianqian's team who came back from the other direction.
"Nothing. That place has been destroyed by the demonic beasts." Lin Qianqian sighed as her shoulders drooped. She seemed to be in a bad mood. "What about you?"
In fact, it was not that there was nothing. Some of the soldiers behind Lin Qianqian were holding some food that could be preserved for a long time. However, compared to the entire refugee city, this amount of resources was not even a drop in the bucket.
"It's about the same here." Yi Qing looked serious as he took out an inverted triangular pendant from his pocket. The pendant exuded a white glow, but if one looked closely, one would find that nearly two-thirds of the pendant's white jade-like texture had turned black. "The talisman can't hold on for much longer. At most, we can only wait for three more teams for half an hour …"
"This time, we also returned without any results." Lin Qianqian's mood was even worse. She kicked a pebble on the ground like a child in a fit of pique.
"We are lucky to be able to return in one piece."
Yi Qing smiled bitterly as he comforted her.
Suddenly, Braveheart's expression froze. He turned around and pulled out the longsword on his back.
His action immediately triggered the tense nerves of the soldiers. They all pulled out their weapons. Even Lin Qianqian picked up her small wand.
A moment later, a few soldiers appeared in the direction where visibility was low due to the black snow. They were running towards them, and their figures looked quite pathetic.
"It can't be …" Lin Qianqian tried to use her perception to sense the thing that was chasing them. She couldn't help but gulp. She didn't know if it was fear or confusion on her face.
The next moment, those things appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
They were creatures that were born after several humans were infected.
No, perhaps it was not accurate to describe them as living creatures. They were monsters that were difficult to describe with words. It was as if a person had scribbled on them. Their bodies were made up of countless twisted lines, and they did not have a specific outline.
The size of the monsters ranged from those that were slightly larger than monkeys to those that were as large as moving villas. There were all kinds of monsters.
Yi Qing quickly estimated the combat strength of the two sides and came to a conclusion.
There was no chance of winning.
"What are the guys in the third group doing!"
"They actually lured the monsters here! Have they forgotten the Outdoor Drill? "
"Aren't they going to drag us down with them!"
Some of the soldiers had already started to complain noisily.
Yi Qing understood them. In fact, before they departed from the refugee city, the city defense officer had told him that it was better to let the soldiers die outside than to lure the monsters near the city.
This was what the soldiers agreed on from the beginning.
The high salary and the ability to enjoy abundant supplies at a time when supplies were scarce were all for this moment.
However, everyone's awareness was different. Situations like the third group were not uncommon. After all, not everyone could overcome the fear of death.
"Everyone, get ready to retreat! Lin Qianqian, I'll leave it to you! "
Yi Qing said loudly. He was about to rush in the direction of the third group.
"Idiot Yi Qing, what are you doing!"
Lin Qianqian panicked and grabbed Yi Qing's clothes.
"If you want the others to escape, someone has to stay behind and stop those things!" Yi Qing turned around and said seriously.
As a Hero, although he couldn't kill those things, he could still stop them.
However, whether he could make it back in one piece was another matter.
"You'll die! There's a stage 4 monster in there! "Lin Qianqian shook her head hard." And if you become one of those things … "
"Don't worry, I'm different from the others … The former Hero's familiar, Xiao Hei, seemed to have left something on me. Compared to the others, I'm the least likely to be infected."
Although Xu Shenxing didn't reveal the "Battlegod's blessing" until the end, Yi Qing wasn't an idiot. After training in the otherworld for so long, he had already vaguely noticed the existence of the blessing.
"But …"
Lin Qianqian wanted to say something, but Yi Qing put his finger on her lips.
"The former Hero didn't come here to pick us up as promised. I'm afraid he was delayed by something similar. Since he chose to pass on this power to me, I can't let him down. " The young man said to Lin Qianqian gently but firmly. "I'll leave these people to you. Make sure they make it back to the city safely."
"… Okay." In the end, the girl nodded reluctantly and left with the soldiers. But before she left, she looked at him deeply as if she wanted to imprint his figure in her mind.
After watching the girl's figure disappear into the black snow, Yi Qing smiled bitterly and muttered to himself, "I actually took advantage of her feelings … I'm really bad."
But soon his eyes became determined again. He let the soldiers of the Third Squad run past him. It was hard to say if they could make it back to the city alive, but at least there was a chance.
Yi Qing looked at his trembling hands and faced the attacking monsters alone with his sword. He took a deep breath.
"In the name of the current Hero, Yi Qing, I will never let you hurt anyone! Come at me! "
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