I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 148 - 136 Brief Time_1

Chapter 148: Chapter 136 Brief Time_1

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In the Apocalypse World, there were only two Dusk nuns in the Dusk Cathedral, but here it was at least twice as much!

There were four...

"Why does it still look so bleak? Is it because there were originally few people in ancient times?" Zheng Yichen looked at the four Dusk nuns here with a slightly complex expression. He felt that this world was also an abnormal one, "What kind of target is it this time? The Equilibrium Faction or the Wall Breaker Faction?"

"According to your understanding, it would be the Wall Breaker Faction."

"So it seems that the Wall Breaker Faction is better at making trouble?" Zheng Yichen nodded. The operations of the Equilibrium Faction were a bit tricky; first they needed to have a suitable target to send to the Dusk Cathedral, but as long as they succeeded, it was equivalent to creating an infection source.

Leaving it alone would yield benefits over time. Although the probability of transmission through Alien Phenomenon creatures was low, the longer the time, the greater the probability, and thus the greater the benefit. As long as the probability of transmission wasn’t zero, it would eventually happen.

The Equilibrium Faction seemed like a late-game strategy, belonging to the type that reaps endless benefits from one success. The Wall Breaker Faction didn’t have that characteristic of transmitting infections. Instead, they were more straightforward and violent, simply tearing down the wall, without any need to figure out how to get into the Dusk Cathedral.

"And what about my target this time? Still Alien Phenomenon creatures? What about the time frame? Same as last time?"

"Half a month."

Zheng Yichen’s eyes widened, "Half a month? That tight?"

"In half a month, there won’t be any normal living people left in this world. All beings will be transformed into creatures related to the Alien Phenomenon."

"Sounds like another world crisis like the Apocalypse," Zheng Yichen felt a bit of a headache, suddenly thinking that the virus from the last Apocalypse World wasn’t so much a natural disaster.

"The condition of that world was better than this one."

Zheng Yichen walked over to the window, looking at the sky outside. Inside it was the hue of Dusk, outside was a grey-red tint. Looking closely, there were tiny strands of red floating in the air—this was what gave the overcast environment an indelible tinge of blood.

What is that? Red Fog transformation?

"Can’t you do something to prevent this from happening beforehand?" Zheng Yichen waved his hand out the window, sending a gust of wind that disrupted the red strands in the air. But because there were so many of them, the cleared area was quickly refilled with new red strands.

Tia said, "Many patients think they are healthy right before they become ill."

"Tch, I forgot about your situation," Zheng Yichen stopped dwelling on the topic. To the Dusk nuns, human attitudes were indifferent; humans were no different from an ant, a cat, or even a lion. The difference was that humans were better at communicating, while lions and tigers were wild beasts.

Still, it didn’t matter whether a world had humans or other creatures. What was important was the existence of the world itself, the ’plate’ named world.

Even if all the people in a world died, as long as it didn’t involve factors that required intervention by the Dusk Cathedral, that was that. But this time, it wasn’t just a matter of people dying off.

The people in this world were going to be transformed into creatures related to Alien Phenomenon. Even if those transformed humans couldn’t compare to real Alien Phenomenon creatures, they possessed some features of Alien Phenomenon creatures.

Many a little makes a mickle; so many beings with the characteristics of Alien Phenomenon creatures working together to break the wall could blow the world’s ’plate’ straight into the air.

In the ’Taoist temple’, it was still possible to see other people, including ordinary humans and those who looked like knight-errants. Zheng Yichen even saw some who were dressed in a way that didn’t fit with the surrounding environment, like him... no, like someone else.

He didn’t see anything related to Dusk in their eyes, but judging from their attire, they might be Dusk mercenaries?

"Oh? A newcomer... Fuck!!" A Dusk mercenary also noticed Zheng Yichen’s appearance, came over to say hello, and then his expression changed. Indeed, it was a peer who had arrived, but this peer was different from the ones he had in mind.

It wasn’t a Dusk mercenary, it was damn Proxy Agent!

As everyone knows, Dusk Proxy Agents are official employees of the Dusk Cathedral, but Dusk mercenaries aren’t envious. Proxy Agents deal with more troublesome and life-threatening matters, and their treatment isn’t much different from that of the mercenaries. What Proxy Agents can earn in merit points, the mercenaries can also earn.

However, with significant trouble, the Proxy Agents go first. Dusk mercenaries can choose what to do in the form of commissions, while Dusk Proxy Agents are assigned tasks directly by the Dusk Cathedral, without choice.

As for whether the Dusk Proxy Agents can resolve those massive troubles? Let’s just say, those who become Proxy Agents are the ones favored by Dusk, gifted and capable individuals.

Those not favored by Dusk are... gone... No, you can’t quite say they’re dead, more like they’re frozen. When they wake up next time, they’ll be thrown into despair. It would be better to just die outright.

If other Dusk mercenaries came, it would be understandable that the situation in this world was bad and that the Dusk Cathedral had put out a new commission. New Dusk mercenaries would take the initiative to accept the commission and come to support. There was no conflict between them; each Dusk mercenary’s bounty was settled individually.

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Participation in large numbers won’t prevent one from receiving their due share, but if one fails to complete their assigned task, just idling around like a layabout, then they’ll certainly end up with nothing. Thinking of taking advantage of the task to make a quick buck? Some have tried, but the outcomes weren’t pretty; Dusk isn’t so easily fooled.

If they are fellow mercenaries, then let’s work together—everyone involved in saving the world can incidentally make some money. Dusk mercenaries have their good and bad; after all, the Dusk Cathedral cares not for individuals but for the root of the problems. As long as those issues are resolved, what happens along the way is inconsequential...

One might need to be wary in other worlds, but not in this one. Thinking of causing trouble while resolving an issue?

Then go ahead and see what the outside world has become; break into a wealthy household to rob, and no one will care, though inside you’ll find many dangerous mutated creatures.

The biggest problem is that it’s the Proxy Agents who come here, and their arrival signifies that the world’s issues are pretty dire, potentially beyond what the Dusk mercenaries could handle alone—hence the need for the Proxy Agents.

Of course, there have been instances where Dusk mercenaries resolved issues before the Proxy Agents’ arrival, which just meant Proxy Agents had to make an extra trip. Those who came were probably relieved, weren’t they?

But such cases are rare.

Indeed, these Dusk mercenaries have been in this world for a while now. At first, they even managed to deal with some remnants left by the Wall Breaker Faction and fought several battles with them. Some of their own died, and many from the Wall Breaker Faction perished as well.

The real problem began when the flower bloomed.

A flower as large as a mountain, vibrant like the red spider lily, blossomed amid their struggle.

During their battle with the Wall Breaker Faction, the Dusk mercenaries failed to uncover their true intentions, resulting in the worst possible outcome. After the flower’s bloom, the world’s environment underwent transformation.

The blooming flower released a vast amount of red filaments. Some Dusk mercenaries tried immediately to burn the filaments, but fire was weak against them. After being burned, the smoke turned into a red mist.

And how could a Blood Blossom of such massive stature simply be burned away? The Wall Breaker Faction’s people wouldn’t let the mercenaries destroy the flower either.

Subsequently, the mercenaries had to retreat to figure out a solution. But the effect of the flower spread faster than they imagined. In a mere week, every city and town they had passed through was doomed, with ordinary people mutated into Alien Phenomenon creatures under the filament’s influence.

Local powerhouses with some strength could resist those pervasive red filaments for a while, but they had to eat, right?

Once the food supply became contaminated, and normal food as well, consuming such items was akin to quenching one’s thirst with poison. Even the strongest natives couldn’t withstand it, as creatures inevitably need food and water.

The Dusk mercenaries were somewhat better off, as who doesn’t have some friends or family? Some Dusk mercenaries, much like Zheng Yichen, used storage points to pass on some information and secure a stash of food, but these efforts couldn’t save everyone.

Storage points have their limits.

The mercenaries present here didn’t mind helping out some refugees, as there weren’t many after all. Most local refugees couldn’t make it here; those who did were usually escorted by some local powerhouses along with a few others.

Not many in this world knew of the Dusk Cathedral, and not all local powerhouses were aware of it either. With few numbers to support, providing some food and water was a mere drop in the bucket. While some aimed to profit from the crisis, certain Dusk mercenaries provided freely; human nature is complex, but they all maintained a certain ’image’ within the Dusk Cathedral.

These Dusk nuns claimed not to care much for living beings, yet they were all human-shaped.

But why did a Proxy Agent have to come?

"I really didn’t want to see you," said the Dusk mercenary who came over to greet, quite earnestly.

"Well, sorry about that, I didn’t want to come either. I’m not a Calamity Star, am I?"

The Dusk mercenary nodded, his expression grave, "You aren’t a Calamity Star, but your presence means this world is almost beyond saving."

"Then I suppose I’m more of a savior."

The Dusk mercenary was noncommittal, "Perhaps, but all the people who died before... never mind, there’s no point talking about it now."

He harbored no ill feelings toward Zheng Yichen; he simply preferred not to encounter a Proxy Agent during a mission. But now that he had, it was time to see what changes would arise in the original task.

As for what Zheng Yichen had to do? There was no need to even think about it; he was surely here for that one flower, and their mission would most likely change to aiding the Proxy Agent in dealing with it.

This aid might not be directly joining forces with Zheng Yichen in combat, but rather doing other things, such as dealing with those from the Wall Breaker Faction and so on. Moreover, the urgency of their requests would seem much greater, no longer affording them the previous freedom.

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