When the first ray of morning sunlight fell on the earth, people thought another night had passed.
However, what they didn't know was that the real darkness had just begun!
The undead, this was the name people gave them, a group of monsters transformed from dead humans!
People didn't know how they appeared or where they came from; they seemed to have been born out of thin air.
Without reason, without thought, almost without anything that makes a normal human! Dragging their rotting bodies, the only thing they could do was hunt, hunt, and hunt again!
And their prey was humans! Any living human!
As long as they bit you, even if it was just a slight scratch, then congratulations, you were about to become one of them!
In the urban area of Tokonosu City, it was still as bustling as ever.
However, unlike the pure noise of the past, what echoed here now were the screams of panic! The anxious honking of cars! The occasional explosions!
And, the sound of chewing that could be heard everywhere…
"Ah, monster, don't come over!"
"Help! I've been bitten, wuwuwu… ah…"
"Run away quickly! It's crazy! Crazy! Everything is crazy!"
"Roar…"
…
This was a scene of humans eating humans, more precisely, a scene of the dead eating the living! No matter how strong your heart is, seeing such a scene would drive you mad!
Screams, cries, internal organs, bones, blood… everything converged into a picture of endless fear!
A streak of light fell, and the figure of a black-haired, black-eyed man appeared in the street.
If it were usual, such a scene would surely cause countless exclamations. But now, even though there were many people around, not a single one paid attention.
"It has already begun!"
Frowning, the man, Sora, murmured.
As the ruler of a world, Sora's mental strength was incredibly strong, but even he couldn't help but feel his stomach churn at such a bloody scene of cannibalism.
"Roar!!!"
A stench-filled undead was the first to discover Sora. Its disgusting mouth, still filled with countless human internal organs, let out a low roar and stiffly lunged towards him.
Frowning slightly, a cold light flashed in his eyes. Sora was quite disgusted by these repulsive things and directly shot out several bursts of energy. With several dull thuds, the undead that had lunged towards him was sent flying, with bloody holes in its throat, heart, and other vital spots.
Any normal creature would have died instantly from such an attack. But to everyone's disbelief, the monster got up from the ground as if nothing had happened and lunged towards him again!
"Heh… interesting, truly monsters!"
A slight curve formed at the corner of his mouth. Sora was naturally unafraid; he had just wanted to verify if these things were really the rumors said.
Obviously, Sora had gotten the answer he wanted!
Without any mercy, he shot out another burst of energy. With a sound like a watermelon being smashed, the headless undead finally fell to the ground.
Due to the commotion just now, more undead around noticed Sora's presence. With hoarse roars, they all lunged towards him.
Sora had come here for a serious matter and didn't have time to waste with these undead monsters. Directly releasing a wave of energy, all the undead that approached him were sent flying backward.
Activating his ability, a vine emerged from the ground, wrapping around an undead and lifting it into the air, bringing it before Sora.
Long ago, Sora had been curious: these undead were already dead, so why could they still move?
Moreover, from the undead in front of him, which was covered in rotting flesh and still struggling, Sora also discovered a problem: their bodies had completely lost normal functions, their blood no longer flowed, and various tissues had thoroughly decayed. Logically, they shouldn't be able to move at all!
Not only living beings, but any object that wants to move must have sufficient energy. The bodies of these undead naturally couldn't provide them with energy, yet they could not only move but were even stronger than when they were human!
What exists is reasonable, and what exists can only be reasonable! Sora was also attracted by these seemingly completely unreasonable phenomena, which is why he decided to come and investigate first.
Setting up a barrier around himself to prevent other undead from approaching, Sora concentrated his mind, carefully sensing every bit of the undead in front of him, trying to find something from it.
To be honest, this was a disgusting task, and several times Sora wanted to leave!
However, his strong curiosity kept him going.
Finally, in the most important part of the undead's body, its head, Sora discovered a trace of abnormality!
Energy fluctuations, yes, Sora actually sensed a strong energy fluctuation from the brain of this corpse!
Without any hesitation, Sora directly activated his ability, and a stream of water condensed, under his control, it transformed into a water arrow and shot into the corpse's head.
"Pfft…"
As the water stream pierced through the other side of the head, the corpse, which had been continuously roaring and struggling, finally fell silent, truly dead.
After circling in the air, the water stream stopped in front of Sora. Reaching out his hand, as the water dispersed, a thumb-sized, crystal-clear bead appeared before Sora's eyes.
A flash of light in his eyes, to Sora's surprise, this was actually a bead composed entirely of pure energy!
Finally understanding, the reason these corpses could still move was all because this thing was providing them with energy. But what puzzled Sora was, where did these things come from?
Just as Sora was still pondering, suddenly another anomaly occurred. The energy bead in his hand was rapidly dissolving, and in just a few breaths, it had completely dissipated into the world!
"What's going on?"
Frowning, Sora was filled with countless doubts.
Next, Sora manipulated the water stream to retrieve several energy beads from the heads of other corpses, but without exception, as soon as they were exposed to the air, these energy beads would quickly disappear.
However, during this process, Sora discovered another surprising thing: these energy beads could be directly absorbed! As long as they were absorbed into the body before they dissipated, they would completely transform into his own power!
Sora never expected that his curiosity-driven investigation would uncover such a secret!
Although not large, each energy bead contained extremely pure energy. According to Sora's calculations, it was at least equivalent to the total energy of five adults!
Moreover, absorbing these energy beads caused no harm to the body!
With an extremely excited expression, although these energies were insignificant to him, they were absolutely beneficial for his women!
Although he had previously taught them the method of cultivating internal energy, it required years of accumulation. Even Yumeri, who had been practicing for over eight years, would exhaust her energy after using a powerful move like "Thunderclap."
But now, with these energy beads, they could rapidly accumulate energy and become strong in a short time! All they needed to do was continuously hunt these corpses and absorb the beads!
Previously, Sora had planned to take his women back to his world after collecting a few more, but now his thoughts had changed. How could he leave such a good place so easily!!!
A flash of insight, Sora also understood that these energy beads should be the original power of this world!
In a normal primitive world, these energies are used to support the world's operation, but the world of the Apocalypse is different. It was born from destruction, so its power is not used to protect the world but to kill itself!
The corpses should just be a carrier of this suicidal behavior. Anyone bitten by a corpse would have these energies injected into their body, and once they completely turned into new corpses, these energies would power them to kill more people!
A smile curled at the corner of his mouth. For others in this world, it was an apocalypse. But for Sora and others who discovered this secret, it was a huge opportunity…