bestfiction Chapter 186 Secrets of the Continent! Cataclysmic Calamity!
Chapter 186 Secrets of the Continent! Cataclysmic Calamity!
"Voluntary?" Xiao Yu was even more puzzled.
"That's right! We voluntarily fused with the power of the ferocious beasts! Because... we want revenge!"
Bayin, who had been silent all along, suddenly interjected, "Lord City Lord, you should know, right? The animal population is countless times that of humans. Since the wasteland era began, the first to gain immense power were the animals. Their strength and speed increased dramatically, and their reproductive capacity also increased dramatically..."
Humans are like ants compared to these transformed animals!
If it weren't for the decline in animal intelligence, and the frenzied infighting among animals...
Given humanity's fragility, it would have gone extinct countless times already!
"So... what does this have to do with the Spark Group?" Xiao Yu asked again.
"Countless years ago..."
Next, the two recounted the history of the Xinhuo Group.
At the beginning of the wasteland era, there were very few strong individuals among humanity who had awakened extraordinary powers.
The ferocious beasts reproduce too quickly and have a strong sense of territory.
The ferocious beasts occupied almost all of the continent's land area, and humanity was nearly wiped out.
Until the Spark Group discovered a method for humans to fuse with the power of ferocious beasts...
Later, human genes gradually changed, giving birth to more and more extraordinary individuals.
Gradually, humanity finally gained a sliver of self-preservation ability in this wasteland.
However... not everyone can fuse with the power of ferocious beasts.
Only by raising them from a young age, feeding them the blood and flesh of ferocious beasts every day, can they survive.
Only after a series of genetic modifications can one possess a special physique that can fuse with the power of ferocious beasts.
Even so, the probability of successful fusion is less than one percent!
"These children come from all walks of life. Most of them were kidnapped, some were abandoned by their parents, or were orphans whose tribes were wiped out by ferocious beasts... Bayin and I are like that. Our parents and relatives were eaten by ferocious beasts while trying to protect us."
As ordinary people, we can't do anything, so...
"So...you want to gain power, you want to kill all the ferocious beasts!" Xiao Yu finished the sentence the other party hadn't finished saying, "And this Firewood Group saved the world, are you expecting me to obediently cooperate?"
As he said this, a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips.
"Lord City Lord, you jest! We know better than anyone else what the Fire Star Group has done. To call them utterly depraved would be an understatement! But this world is inherently broken, and so-called human morality is utterly meaningless..."
Yilong shrugged, making no attempt to hide her disgust for the Xinhuo Group.
Although he obtained the power of revenge from the Firestone Group.
However... hundreds of their cohorts were forced or voluntarily accepted cruel experimental partners.
But now, only she and Bayin are left alive!
The purpose of founding the Spark Group was indeed to fight against the beast tide and save humanity!
But at the same time... their principle is to stop at nothing! To achieve their goals, they will stop at nothing!
A group of people were turned into monsters, then deemed failures and brutally murdered!
From beginning to end, Xinhuo Group never treated them like human beings!
To be precise, are they a group of domesticated insects? Or pigs and dogs?
"But...we still hope that the city lord will hand over those three orcs!"
Finally, Yilong made her request again.
"Otherwise what?" Xiao Yu looked at the two of them, unconcerned.
"Lord City Lord, why bother? Is it worth angering the Temple for a few mere orcs?"
Yilong shook her head, gave a wry smile, and said, "You may not know what kind of existence the Temple is. In this world, no one dares to disobey the Temple's orders."
"Oh? I'd like to hear that." Xiao Yu sneered upon hearing this.
"Hmph! Lord City Lord, let me put it this way!"
Bayin snorted coldly, her dreamy, starry eyes glaring at Xiao Yu.
"Anyone who is an eighth-rank or higher powerhouse will be invited to join the temple and become a guest elder."
The temple will issue various missions, such as hunting high-level ferocious beasts and hunting down traitors...
Once you accumulate enough battle merits, you can exchange them for treasures such as weapons, armor, and enhancement potions.
Moreover... they are all high-level items of the seventh, eighth, or ninth tier!
Lord City Lord, your strength is at least at the eighth level! If you can hand over those three orcs, we will apply to the temple for your membership and credit the merit of capturing the three orcs to you.
But if...
The city lord has chosen to fight against the temple, and the temple only needs to issue one mission.
Do you know what will happen to you?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.
He also realized just how powerful the temple truly was.
If what these two say is true...
The various treasures in the temple are so valuable that countless powerful individuals would fight tooth and nail for them if they were outside.
For that temple, destroying any force would be incredibly easy!
He possesses countless treasures and can even forge seventh-tier equipment.
He had absolutely no interest in joining the temple as a guest minister, but the others were different.
Even in Dragon City, as soon as the temple issues a mission, countless eighth-tier powerhouses flock to it...
But...
"So what?" Xiao Yu remained unmoved.
He had long considered Sixi, Liuyue, Qisha, and the other women as his own, so how could he possibly hand them over?
If he could just give in to anyone who threatened him, what would be the point of becoming stronger?
"What did you say? You know the strength of the temple, and you still refuse to compromise? Just for those three monsters?" Yilong looked at the man in front of her with complicated eyes, somewhat puzzled.
She thought this handsome man was a bit silly.
For the sake of three monsters in the eyes of others, to fight against an insurmountable force.
“They are not monsters! They are my friends!” Xiao Yu said coldly.
In an instant, a terrifying aura enveloped the two of them, almost forcing them to their knees.
"Lord City Lord, you really went to such lengths for those three orcs?"
Seeing Xiao Yu's anger, Yi Long and Bayin were both shocked and somewhat incredulous.
Did he not know that once Dragon City became an enemy of the temple, it would be doomed to destruction?
"never mind!"
Finally, Yilong shook her head with a wry smile and said, "Things aren't without hope. We haven't revealed their identities. As long as we don't report to the temple, the temple won't be targeting Dragon City for the time being!"
Bayin looked at Yilong with a complicated expression, but did not object.
An organization that doesn't treat them like human beings means they have no sense of belonging whatsoever!
Serving the temple is solely for gaining power and suppressing one's bestial nature!
However, after drinking energy drinks and bathing in the glowing field in Longcheng, the two women realized that Longcheng might be able to help them, and naturally they did not want Xiao Yu to clash with the temple.
Faced with the lofty temple, they didn't even dare to have a thought of resistance.
However... Xiao Yu actually dared to oppose the temple for the sake of monsters like them.
This man is really silly, but... adorably silly.
"Lord City Lord, to thank you for the help your glowing tree provided, we can promise that as long as the three of them don't leave Dragon City, we won't harm them! But at the same time..."
Before leaving, Yilong also explained another reason why she had come to see Xiao Yu.
"We would still like to invite you to join the temple."
You must be very curious about the dark mist in the wilderness forest.
This is also why the leaders of those powerful forces are willing to join the temple.
Besides wanting the temple's treasures, their most important reason was because...
The once-in-a-century cataclysmic disaster is approaching!