Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Undead Prevention Manual
The intelligence we’ve acquired so far is still very limited.
This time, the enemy is indeed very peculiar—they don’t confront us head-on and we haven’t found effective means to capture them.
However, we’ve managed to summarize some experience.
“First, the Undead prioritize attacking those with weak spirits and poor physical health but will avoid the strong and spirited. Therefore, it’s advised that during this period, young and healthy individuals should live together with children and elders in their households.”
Just the first point has sparked much discussion.
“These creatures are afraid of people with strong Qi and blood!”
“What about when there are many people? Is that just as effective?”
“During the Blood Demon War, I didn’t dare let my children out of my sight!”
“Exercise is still helpful.”
“Cultivation is even more useful! Ever since I developed Qi Sense, my mental and physical condition has improved significantly!”
“…”
In these two months, cultivation and magic have become the hottest discussion topics on the internet, with countless people sharing their experiences online.
People’s pursuit of strength and transcendence has started to surpass their pursuit of power and money.
Actually, the second point discussed in this initial version of the prevention manual relates to cultivation!
“Second, the spiritual power concentrated through cultivation has a notable passive defense effect against the Undead, whereas magic requires learning specific spells and casting them in advance to be protected during the effective period.”
Correct, this is the gap proven through experimentation.
The most basic methods of both of the current Extraordinary Paths are now fully public, allowing individuals to practice on their own and acquire contribution points through work or “donation” to exchange for cultivation resources—essentially, all people are engaging in cultivation.
Though, the likelihood of those with a certain level of cultivation being attacked by the Undead is still not high.
But there are still those like He Jin.
This second point was summarized from such individuals’ experiences.
Some who practiced magic and had a decent mastery, suffered tragic fates due to poor condition and a lack of preparedness, while those who followed the Immortal Dao saw better protective effects from spiritual power in emergencies.
Once this was mentioned, it stirred up an even bigger sensation!
Most of the comments came from those who practiced magic.
“Is it too late to start cultivating now?”
“Damn, I’ve just been meditating, not even learning a single spell!”
“I can only create a spark of fire!”
“What is a protective spell and how do I learn it?”
“I regret it, but I can’t comprehend the Eastern path of cultivation at all!”
“…”
Even though both paths are fully open and available for the whole world to learn, obviously due to cultural differences, people in the East are more inclined toward cultivation, whereas people in the West prefer learning magic.
At this moment, those who chose magic are wailing in despair.
But there’s nothing that can be done about it.
Even afterwards, this prevention manual also made learning materials for protective magic freely available, but obviously, this isn’t something that can be learned quickly.
Compared to instinctive spiritual power that can be used directly, the application of magic power requires more precision.
It can only be said that different civilizations inherently have their distinctions, and it’s necessary to pursue them simultaneously, and even when facing highly complex trials, the more civilizational paths, the better!
“Third,” the speaker continued without heeding the voices on the internet, “climate also plays a role, with the Undead preferring colder environments, and a chilling sensation is the clearest sign of their presence, so it’s best to stay in warm surroundings.”
This point is actually the most serious one.
Because the temperature has noticeably dropped.
And it’s dropping everywhere, regardless of location.
Even areas that should normally be quite warm at this time are adopting the appearance of deep winter, and the Global United Front is concerned that this condition will continue to worsen, with some regions completely unprepared for extreme cold weather!
Even in the Eastern Country, how many households in the south have installed heating?
Air conditioning can’t cope with extremely cold climates.
And there are many places around the world that lack even decent housing!
In fact, many experts are now speculating that this trial involves not just the Undead but a natural disaster as well!
Because obviously, such climate change must be related to the trial.
This speculation, undoubtedly, causes many to feel a certain fear.
Natural disasters bring death, death brings the Undead, the Undead bring more death…
If this is really the case, this Trial still has a significant chance of leading the entire civilization towards doomsday!
Netizens at this moment still aren’t fully aware of the seriousness of the climate’s severity, for it is supposed to be winter at this time, but some areas that are usually quite warm in winter are now actively learning from people in colder regions.
And this time, the main intelligence that could be disclosed at the press conference was essentially these three points, followed by some details.
For example, sharing some of the survivors’ experiences, knocking sounds, shouting, or numbness in the limbs, headaches, and so on.
Another example would be which talismans are useful and which items are ineffective.
Even after the press conference ended, people all over the world were still discussing, and the volume of conversation only increased.
Numerous experts and scholars were publishing more detailed analyses, even if some were not true, but under the leadership of the Global United Front, the beginning of this Trial had not caused too much panic and chaos, and order was still maintained smoothly.
However, many people understood that this was just a surface maintained by intensive propaganda.
All those who stood on the frontline against the Trial were plunged into immense urgency.
The majority of research institutes became actively involved; all Chosen Ones were assigned to designated areas, the military was also mobilizing, and even the “Cultivation Geniuses” selected within the last three months were urgently dispatched to various locations.
Because there was no longer any room left for them to focus solely on Cultivation.
At the same time as the press conference was being held, people around the world were counting the death toll over the past four to five days.
The results were astonishing.
Especially in some relatively poor countries.
During the Blood Demon War, due to the scarcity of Matrices and weak weaponry, and with timely support, these regions did not suffer too seriously, but now, a large number of people were simply unable to protect themselves with their meager facilities, diseases and cold harassed most, making them prime targets for the Undead.
Some areas had even seen a large number of casualties.
The Undead had evolved to the point where they could appear even during the day!
“We must support quickly and suppress the number of the Undead!”
“Why not relocate the people?”
“Good idea.”
“In the southern West State, there are vast cities that are uninhabited, with facilities intact, and radiation levels have fallen to safe zones.”
“Cancer won’t kill people right away, and it can still be cured.”
“Perhaps the people in the north will protest?”
“That depends on the propaganda, and indeed, there is no better place.”
“…”
The Global United Front specially convened a meeting for this and made decisions quickly.
In fact, the situation in West State was indeed somewhat special at this time.
During the Blood Demon War, over a hundred million died, and at one point there was a nuclear radiation crisis. Among the surviving population, those with some ability, some capital, left there with the help of contribution points, leaving a population of less than one and a half billion, whose influence was rapidly waning.
There were, indeed, a large number of abandoned cities on their side, most with decent infrastructure, perfectly suitable for use.
Under the current circumstances, only this level of response was possible.
It wasn’t only the impoverished regions that were relatively more affected, but it didn’t mean other areas weren’t serious as well.
Within just four to five days, the death toll in some dense cities was beginning to approach the number of Parasite cases at the onset of the Blood Demon War!
Shen Hao at this moment had not a second to rest.
Right after the meeting ended that day, he began cleansing.
Starting from Donghua City, one city after another, he cleaned up all of the newly-born Undead!
The cheat would not appear for another two days, but obviously, he couldn’t wait until then, as the Undead could potentially spread exponentially.
Moreover, he found that his strength in the Undead World was somewhat suppressed.
The Dominator pressure hadn’t changed much, and within the range of the Dominator Domain, there was not much change in strength, but outside this range, the potency of Extraordinary Means was markedly reduced.
Especially the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder!
“Higher consumption, lower potency, it’s a mutually restrictive relationship,” Shen Hao muttered to himself as he arrived at a major city with a population of nearly ten million, looking at the tens of thousands of Undead in the Inner World, his mood also turned sour.
During the Blood Demon War, he could deal with this number of Blood Demons in only half an hour, but now, even with his strength having reached the Fifteenth Level, it still took half an hour to clean them up.
The chilling power pervading this world not only enhanced the strength of the Undead but even suppressed the living’s power!
And the stronger the force, the greater the suppression.
It was as if the whole world was his enemy!
“I wonder if other civilizations are facing the same situation,” Shen Hao exhaled slowly, starting another round of cleansing.
No matter what, his formidable strength still played a crucial role.
At least in most parts of the Eastern Country, the spread of the Undead could be temporarily suppressed by him within a few days.
Yes, temporarily.
The first city he cleansed, Donghua City, had seen dozens of deaths within just a single day, and normal life and death could not be stopped for now. The Global United Front was now implementing a new directive — to move high-risk groups like those with serious illness or the elderly out of the cities to other locations for unified settlement.
This approach, which seemed almost heartless, could save more lives at this critical moment!