The rising sun shatters the darkness!

Chapter 451: Knowledge Wildness, New Discovery (asking for monthly ticket)
"Let's go."

Xu Shu took the lead and was the first to leave the gate.

Upon seeing this, the rest of the people also became alert to their surroundings, maintained their formation, and entered the ruined city covered with black snow one by one.

On the street, there was a constant rustling of footsteps, and they were the residents who were also heading to the cathedral for refuge.

Xu Shu was not in a hurry to identify the direction and hurry on his way. Instead, he took a casual glance, rolled his eyes, and looked at the shadowy crowds that appeared from time to time around him.

"You don't know the way? Then please step back a little and everyone follow me." Lu Bingwei walked directly to the front of the team and became the leader.

Although he was saved once by Xu Shu, this "Heavenly Master" still seemed to be cold towards Xu Shu, and his attitude did not change much.

Oh, yes. When she just woke up, she made the first expression since they met. She smiled at Xu Shu, showing a row of beautiful and neat white teeth.

But that was the extent of his politeness, and then he continued to look dead.

Xu Shu had no objection to this. This was the respect that a strong person deserved. Just because the other party could deliver a blow comparable to that of a demigod, Xu Shu felt that it was okay for her to be a little more arrogant.

In fact, it’s not that he doesn’t know the way. After all, he can either follow the “locals” around him or walk straight to the church. In theory, he can reach his destination.

He stopped only because he was curious about these locals and was just observing them, but who knew that he would be the one to take the lead.

At this moment, under the leadership of Lu Bingwei, everyone was moving forward rapidly in the wind and snow, and even crossed some obstacles such as black rivers and small lakes in advance.

These black rivers are obviously connected to the dead water of the Nether Sea outside. They are obstacles that can only be circumvented and are difficult to cross. Actually, it is not impossible, after all, there is a "ferryman", but it is naturally better to bypass them. Who knows if there will be any dirt in the water.

After twists and turns along the way, we didn't get lost and soon saw a huge church in front of us.

These dome buildings stand in the city square, covering a large area. They are guarded by tall iron walls, isolating the inside and the outside, giving a solemn, majestic and grand feeling.

"You seem to be quite familiar with the terrain here?" Xu Shu suddenly asked when he arrived at the front gate of the church.

Lu Bingwei's eyes narrowed slightly, and after a pause, she explained, "I've come here to explore before."

"No wonder. You have a good memory, you can remember all this." Xu Shu nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

At this time, he was not in a hurry to enter the church, but observed here.

Those people rushed into the iron gate in a hurry, as if they were afraid that something might go wrong if they were a little late. They looked panicked and frightened, and their faces, half-covered by their hoods, showed a lot of expressions.

As soon as they entered the church courtyard, they found a place to crawl on the ground, prostrating themselves, trembling.

Outside the iron gate, there were two gatekeepers holding axes and wearing metal masks. They looked quite cold-blooded and scary.

Everything he saw before him was almost identical to the situation in the previous "Continuation of the Legend" when he, as an embryo, accompanied his "biological mother" Xie Xiaochan, who was still at the second level at the time, to explore this place.

He just glanced at the hurrying crowd and while he was hesitating, Xie Xiaochan and others surrounded him.

"what happened?"

"Brother Xu?"

"What's the situation?"

They all asked with some caution, vaguely considering Xu Shu as their backbone.

Xu Shu shook his head: "Nothing, you go first, I'll cover you."

"?"

Everyone was confused, but the most important thing right now was to enter the church, which was their "sanctuary", so they didn't ask any questions. They all walked in front of Xu Shu and entered one after another under the dark gaze of the axe gatekeeper.

Lu Bingwei glanced at Xu Shu imperceptibly, then turned and walked into the church courtyard.

When she passed between the two axe gatekeepers, she stopped with a frown, then couldn't help looking at Xu Shu behind her and said, "What... do you want to do?"

"How do you know?" Xu Shu raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Lu Bingwei rolled her eyes and thought to herself that your ill intentions are almost written all over your face.

At this time, Xie Xiaochan noticed the movement here, came over and stood next to Xu Shu, pretending to be curious and asked: "What's wrong?"

Lu Bingwei glanced at her, then looked away and said casually, "...someone attacked them, then was swallowed by the darkness and never appeared again."

As she spoke, she glanced at the two axe gatekeepers, and followed the other teammates into the church with a meaningful look.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaochan asked curiously: "You want to attack these two gatekeepers? Don't do that. She is right. These two gatekeepers are quite strange."

Xu Shu said: "Are you kidding? Do I look so boring? Trust me a little, Sister Chan."

Xie Xiaochan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, then let's go in..."

Before she could finish her words, Xu Shu continued, "This is what I want to attack."

As he spoke, Xu Shu suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed a passerby who was about to enter the iron gate among the crowd of people.

It was a woman who was suddenly grabbed by Xu Shu and dragged into his arms. She struggled with her hands and feet in fear and screamed: "Ah! Sir, what are you going to do? Hurry up... hurry up and get into the church, otherwise the Mother Goddess will punish us! We will all die!"

She had a frail figure, sunken eye sockets, pale skin, and looked like she had not eaten for a long time. Her clothes were washed white, but her breasts were very full, with a deep "V" shape that was dazzling, like the "slum laundry maid" often seen in drama scripts.

At the same time, a little girl who looked less than ten years old but had a surprisingly good figure also hugged Xu Shu's thighs and cried: "Let go of my mother, let go of my mother!"

This little chaos was ignored by other passers-by. No one lent a hand to help the poor mother and daughter. It seemed that they were trying to get in quickly.

"Huh?"

Xu Shu narrowed his eyes and thought to himself that it was indeed so.

At first glance, the reaction of this ghost thing seems to be no different from that of an ordinary person, and seems very normal.

However, this normality is precisely what is abnormal.

A dead person is a dead person. No matter if he or she has turned into a corpse or a ghost, the nature of his or her existence has changed, and his or her behavior patterns will naturally change accordingly.

In other words, no matter how hard they try to maintain their human appearance and memories, their instincts cannot be deceived - they have an innate desire for the flesh and blood, and souls of living people.

It's like a hungry wolf seeing a walking sheep. The expression can be faked, but the desire and evil thoughts in the bones cannot be concealed.

This point is vividly demonstrated in third-order corpse kings such as Kamiya Gono and Kijima Airi, especially the former. Although he is kind-hearted and feels extremely painful about killing, he still eats people while crying and actively attacks.

This is the instinctive malice of the "evil spirits" towards living people.

Instinct is a nature that cannot be changed. No matter how well you hide it, it is useless. What exists exists and cannot be changed.

How does Xu Shu judge this instinct?

It's very simple. When a target with malicious intentions towards oneself or others appears within a certain distance, the Taichu Volume will give a prompt, and the opponent's erosion level and monster type will all be clearly visible.

This is the reason why Xu Shu is so bold in his actions in the ruins, and the "super-dimensional mode" protects him.

but now……

[Wow, you are so beastly that you captured a poor mother and daughter alive.]

[Are you ready to have a passionate and fleeting romance? ]

[It is getting dark now. You are standing on the steps leading to the Dark Mother Church, in the middle of a huge crowd. But you still have enough time.]

[Come on, Master, it's time to let the crowd roll down! ]

"emmm..."

The woman struggled in Xu Shu's arms.

Her daughter knelt on the ground and cried.

Xu Shu hesitated between the lines.

The hints in the Taichu volume do not show the woman’s “occupation”, strength, or level.

This shows that these things are not evil spirits, demons or alien species.

It can't be a human, nor a monster, so what could it be?

It's impossible that the ghost world has other major categories besides these ones?
Even if it does exist, it should not be separated from the distinction in the Taichu Volume!

Xu Shu pondered for a while and looked at the Taichu Volume. He didn't get the desired result, and couldn't help but mutter in his heart: "Can't you explain it in more detail?"

[You tried to learn more about the identity of the woman in your arms, but failed. You should go and provide more samples instead of yelling at this Taichu Volume here! ] The golden font displayed.

"Oh, give me this set."

Xu Shu chuckled and touched his chin.

At this time, looking at the "woman" and "girl" caught by Xu Shu, Xie Xiaochan was also a little confused.

She couldn't help but wonder, "What are you doing? There's no point in catching these things. It will only waste time, and killing them won't drop any gold coins."

"Have you ever killed anyone?"

"correct."

"Amazing." Xu Shu gave the bride a thumbs up and said, "You go in first. I'll do an experiment and be back soon."

Xie Xiaochan said: "Don't mess around, don't miss the entrance time!"

"Don't worry, I know. It's still about half an hour before closing. There's still time." Xu Shu waved his hand.

They were very fast. It took them just over half an hour from the time the bell rang to when they arrived at the church. Xu Shu remembered it all - there was a countdown in the Taichu Scroll that indicated he would be teleported away.

Seeing Xu Shu was so insistent, Xie Xiaochan didn't say much. After giving a few instructions, she entered the church courtyard and looked around not far from the door.

Xu Shu picked up the woman and ran directly to the woods nearby.

Behind him, the little girl followed Xu Shu closely, grabbing his clothes tightly but could only be dragged forward, crying and shouting, "Let go of my mother, let go of my mother, wuwuwu."

After all, Xu Shu was not a heartless person. He picked up his little daughter who was a bit in the way, upside down, looked at her for several times, and then threw her on the ground.

Considering that what was about to happen was not suitable for children, he smiled sinisterly and said, "Haha, madam, I guess you don't want your daughter to be unable to enter the church before dark, right?"

"I..." The woman was stunned for a moment, and seemed to be thinking seriously about how to answer.

Xu Shu said: "Let her go."

The woman immediately understood and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Natasha, run, the Mother Goddess will protect me, don't worry about my mother!"

"No, let go of my mommy, woooooo~"

"Hehehe, if you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave!"

In the darkness, the laughter of men and the crying of girls could be heard.

However, the world was so big, and everyone was busy escaping for their own lives, and still no one was willing to lend a helping hand, or even a second glance.

In the end, the S-shaped little girl Natasha looked back every few steps and left reluctantly.

In the darkness, she could only hear her mother's cries getting farther and farther away, but becoming more and more excited and rapid.

Natasha didn't know what was going on. She felt very sad and as if something was missing inside her. She couldn't help crying even louder:
"Oh my mother~"

……

Twenty minutes later.

The woman slumped on the ground, her clothes tattered, looking at Xu Shu in front of her with seductive eyes. Both of her eyes revealed deep love. She couldn't help but hug Xu Shu's legs, as if seeking comfort.

However, Xu Shu ignored her. At this moment, his eyes were focused on the void, and he looked at the golden words appearing thoughtfully:

[Did you really come here to drill a hole in the wall to steal light? What a jerk! She is a mother of a child. You are simply a beast. No, worse than a beast! ]

[However, after such a careful study of classical literature, Taichujuan helped you find out that this is an anthropomorphic one! ]

[Her name is Adela Kulis. Under your manipulation, Adela Kulis was even pulled into a thread. Please treat this loyal and unyielding personification well. She can only have one husband in her life, so now you are the husband in her mind, a perfect replacement for her former husband.]

"?"

"What a fucking personification!"

"Can this be called loyalty?"

"What on earth is this thing? Please be more specific."

Xu Shu was dressed neatly and pushed Adela like a scumbag.

However, Adela still held him stubbornly, as if she really regarded Xu Shu as her lover and was full of affection.

Seeing this, Xu Shu let her go and carried the aggrieved mermaid on his back.

"..." The mermaid looked dully and glanced at Xu Shu resentfully.

Xu Shu was only focused on reading the Taichu Volume.

It says:

[Get the new term "personification", which has been recorded for you. 】

[Oh my, there are thousands of anthropomorphs gathered around here! ]

[The taste of personification is very good, why not catch a few more to taste carefully? Look, here, in addition to the personification of young aunts, there are also personifications of young women, mature women, cute girls, and lolita, and even baby personifications. Personification is everything you want. 】

"Enter a new name into the Taichu Volume?"

Xu Shu touched his chin, ignoring the teasing behind him, but he was quite surprised.

This "capture of new terms" is actually not the first time it has appeared in the Taichu Volume.

Occasionally during the journey, it would utter such a sentence.

Xu Shu had previously believed that this was a prank by the "prompter reactor" and did not take it seriously.

But now it seems that I have made a wrong judgment. There really are things beyond the cognition of the Taichu Volume!
But this seems reasonable. After all, although I have infused a large number of messy files into the Taichu Volume, it is not all of it...

So what exactly is this place?
Why did it become a secret place in the ruins of [One Hundred Demons Night Parade]?
What exactly is “personification”?
Does this literally mean that these "humanoids" are fake and they are mimicking humans?
So what is their essence?

With many doubts lingering in his mind, Xu Shu stroked his chin and became more and more curious about this "Death Ridge".

As the time was almost up, he did not linger outside any longer and chose to return to the church before discussing other things.

As soon as he turned around, Adela, who was hugging him affectionately, immediately turned stern and said, "What are you going to do? You want to abandon me? You want to abandon me! You traitor!"

As she was speaking, the woman suddenly became ferocious and pounced on Xu Shu with bared fangs and claws, trying to scratch and bite him.

"You still dare to attack me? I spoil you!"

Xu Shu reacted and slapped Adela to the ground with his backhand.

With a loud snap, Adela was torn into pieces, turning into a pile of broken red pieces on the ground, bleeding profusely.

Then, she shrank silently, and the face that remained on the ground changed slightly: her cheeks became rounder and bigger, and her nose became sharper and longer. While she muttered bitterly, "You abandoned Adela," she seeped through the ground like melting snow, and finally disappeared completely.

[You hurt Adela. From now on, there is one less innocent and kind personification in this world, and one more heartbroken soul who wants to kill all the unfaithful men in the world. You better take care of yourself, you scumbag master who has done so many bad things! ]

Taichujuan taunted harshly.

Xu Shu raised his eyebrows.

He felt no guilt at all for killing a non-human monster. Instead, he was a little curious about the other party's changes after death.

Taking advantage of the time, Xu Shu caught several more "anthropomorphs" on the roadside.

"Ah, sir, what are you going to do?"

"Sir, let me go, we are going to take refuge in the church, come with us."

"Sir, sir..."

"Dare to mess with me? Do you buy your horses wholesale? Do you know who I am?"

Chirping sounds were heard, and the anthropomorphic people were either struggling desperately for mercy or cursing angrily.

Xu Shu didn't say a word, treated them all equally, and slapped them all to death with his backhand.

Surprisingly, this batch of "anthropomorphisms" did not change like Adela after their death.

As soon as they died, their bodies immediately broke apart like tofu, turned into mist on the spot, and drifted away in the opposite direction of the church.

"Strange, is that the only way to do it? Or is Adela particularly special?"

Xu Shu was suspicious, so he took advantage of the last three minutes or so to catch a very good-looking lady "humanized" and beat her hard, killing her.

Afterwards, the anthropomorphic creature looked at Xu Shu with resentment. Its body changed, its face became rounder, and its nose became longer and merged into the ground.

Moreover, during this period, Xu Shu tried to dig thirty feet into the ground to stop the enemy, but he could not keep up with the speed at which the enemy disappeared, and was escaped by the enemy and disappeared without a trace.

"It seems that things will change once a relationship occurs."

"Humph, those busybodies didn't even figure out this information. It seems like they're not busybodies enough!"

"By the way, can this information be sold for money?"

Xu Shu clapped his hands and finally stepped into the big iron gate in the church's front yard in the last few seconds.

Almost the moment he entered, the door slammed shut.

Bang!

The loud noise sounded like some kind of horn, the sky suddenly darkened, and a full but dim moon suddenly appeared overhead, the moonlight was mostly blocked by layers of dark clouds.

A large number of "anthropomorphisms" had no time to enter and were crying and beating the ground outside, but darkness soon came and swallowed up everything, swallowing up all the cries.

Night falls in an instant.

(End of this chapter)