There were nearly a hundred people who had built many simple wooden houses. Women and children, dressed in rags, were busy in the camp.
His arrival startled the people here. They were very alert, and within ten seconds, a dozen or twenty people surrounded him. At the same time, more people moved closer. The leader was a middle-aged woman with neat hair, wearing a blue work uniform with many patches, who stood in front of Tendou Kagura.
She looked at the uninvited guest. He had a cold expression, his black tactical uniform was extremely clean, he wore goggles, his posture was upright, and he carried a sharp long knife on his back. There was almost no dirt on his clothes, but there were some dark marks on them.
In this absurd world where order has collapsed, such clean attire can only mean that this person possesses immense power. There is no other possibility; those who are merely pretending cannot find this place.
"Are you from Chifeng?" She was filled with doubt and surprise. When she was exchanging information with other settlements, she had heard that the human side had integrated its remaining forces and fought a desperate battle to create a group of extremely powerful special forces, wanting to counterattack the no-man's land and reclaim the human living space.
But that was half a year ago; she never saw the real Chifeng.
The fully-organized human resistance army was defeated three years ago. Since the sun in humanity's hearts fell, most people have become extremely numb, and now no one has any hope for them.
Kagura Tendou was also observing these people; it was the first time he had ever seen real people from another world.
I found that although these people looked messy, they had regular features and good physical attributes. There were no oddities among them. Although most of them looked haggard and had dull eyes, they were very well-mannered. When they gathered together, they did not talk noisily, but looked me over with extreme vigilance.
"I need intelligence!" Kagura Tendo said coldly, getting straight to the point.
"There's no information here that you're looking for. We haven't been out for months," the man said warily.
"Then tell me everything you know."
Kagura Tendou's expression was cold and stern.
“Our communication channels are quite backward; we’ve been isolated from the world for too long,” she said tactfully.
The group of dozens of people stood with her, including men, women, and some young children, but no one spoke.
Tendou Kagura fell silent. He didn't want to reveal his origins, nor did he want to expose his ignorance of the world, and he especially didn't want to waste time.
When those people saw him fall silent, they couldn't see his eyes through his goggles, but his cold expression was even more ruthless. They were worried that he would capture someone and send them to their deaths for the information he wanted.
All intelligence related to the no-man's-land was obtained through human lives.
She had heard that the people of Chifeng were a bunch of lunatics, and that they would stop at nothing to achieve their goals.
“We can cooperate, but you must promise not to harm us first.” She was a little guilty, but remained calm and composed as she negotiated with Tendou Kagura.
"Yes!" Kagura's answer was cold and decisive, which relieved the others.
"Let me ask you first, where do you come from?" This was something she couldn't understand. After the complete collapse of humanity, many regions fell, and only a few places were still habitable. They were located in remote areas, far away from the core of humanity. There was no reason for the people of Chifeng to be here.
“I come from the north,” Tendo Kagura replied.
"The North? That place has long been a no-man's land." She exclaimed in astonishment, her gaze towards Tendo Kagura changed, as if she thought this guy was a new kind of monster. Behind her, many people had picked up hoes and hammers, as well as several guns, gripping them tightly.
Kagura Tendou opened the map. He was indeed from the north, but at this moment he discovered that the north was a completely blank area that could not be viewed, seemingly shrouded in danger.
But the Earth is round, so why not think about the fact that it went around in a circle?
Actually, he came from the south.
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After a brief standoff, seeing that Tendou Kagura showed no intention of making a move, they gradually calmed down, realizing that they had been worrying unnecessarily and that the north might not necessarily be a dead end.
There may be survivors.
But the leader here quickly thought of another possibility and asked impatiently:
"You launched a counterattack? Did you penetrate into no man's land? Did you achieve any victory?"
"I don't know!" Kagura Tendou replied coldly.
The leader didn't take it seriously. It was unlikely that Chifeng's internal secrets would be told to unrelated people. This person was already being very lenient by not making them risk their lives to venture into the no-man's land.
Then I heard Kagura Tendo say, "Before I left there, I killed something in the night."
He took out the thing he had obtained the night before, a fragment of the power of eternal darkness.
The black glass body is an irregular triangle with extremely sharp edges.
The leader was immediately moved: "This is a crystal of a shadow creature."
Have the Red Blade members reached such a level of combat strength? Individuals are able to kill Shadow Creatures; this is already at the level of a single-person army.
She was extremely shocked and had a particularly deep impression of this thing. As a former logistics personnel of the resistance army, she had witnessed the resistance army pay a heavy price of thousands of lives, and even the logistics personnel had to go to the battlefield to die. In the end, she obtained this thing and carefully put it in a protective box.
"What's the use of this thing?!"
She glanced at Tendo Kagura in surprise, then said, "It allows humans to wield inhuman power to fight against the monsters in the night, but only the high command of the resistance knows how to use it."
Kagura Tendo continued, "Besides the shadowy creatures, I also saw a pale figure."
He had barely finished speaking when he saw the leader's face turn pale as well.
"The Lord of the Wasteland?! No, impossible, it cannot descend!" she exclaimed in shock.
"Who is it?" Tendou Kagura asked expressionlessly, wanting to know how the Lord of the Wasteland had failed.
"I've heard the rumors..." She quickly calmed down, giving Tendo Kagura a strange look, as if she had realized something.
After hesitating for a long time, the leader revealed the truth.
"It has been a saying that has been circulating among humans for many years: if the Lord of the Waste were to descend, it would cause the land to become completely desolate."
After waiting a moment, seeing that these people had no intention of speaking, Tendou Kagura said again, "Its descent failed!"
The leader's eyes flickered uncertainly, and he remained silent.
The guy in front of her had never said he belonged to Chifeng; she had just made that assumption.
Because besides Chifeng, she couldn't think of any other force of resistance from humanity.
"Tell me why it failed to arrive, the meaning of the No Man's Land, and how many beings in this world are similar to the Lord of the Wasteland!" Kagura Tendou stared directly at her.
She realized that Kagura was no longer pretending, and asked, her face pale, "Are you going to make a move?"
Kagura Tendo shook his head, his words unusually cold: "I will not break my promise, but I also do not want to waste time."
He could close the node and start the next task at any time if the system task failed, but his doubts remained unresolved.
Moreover, every world is a treasure trove, and the more he experiences, the better it is for him.
The leader pondered for a moment, because this information was very common and widely circulated. Even if she didn't say it, the "person" in front of her could get this information from other places.
Moreover, she couldn't gamble on the mercy of the Heavenly Dao Kagura; not everyone is steadfast and unyielding.
She chose to tell the truth.
"The resistance knew in advance that the Lord of the Wasteland was coming to Roan, so they drove it away, thus avoiding a greater catastrophe. In return, we withdrew from Roan because its power affected that land, and terrible things would happen if we continued to live there."
"The no-man's land was created for this reason. Humans cannot survive in the no-man's land, which represents the existence of forbidden forces."
“Besides the Lord of the Wasteland, there are other forces, such as the Shadow Creatures belonging to the darkness. They are born in the night and are ubiquitous. The thing in your hand is the crystallization of its power.”
She succinctly resolved some of the doubts surrounding Tendo Kagura, which surprised her but also gave rise to even more questions.
The divine music of the heavens listened quietly.
The leader was also very sensible and succinctly recounted their experience.
"Nine years ago, darkness was the first to descend. On a moonless night, shadowy creatures came down and slaughtered indiscriminately. At first, we had a chance to fight back, but then more things appeared. Under the attacks of the ferocious demons, the Crimson Wings, and the Sea Demons, humanity was defeated one after another."
"So after two years of chaos, we formed a resistance army seven years ago to fight monsters and taboos and to reclaim our territory, but apart from the time with the Lord of the Wasteland, we have never won and have lost more land and companions."
After listening to her, Kagura glanced at the people behind her. They looked numb and unmoved, showing no excitement whatsoever.
Only the younger children were secretly wiping away tears, deeply saddened.
He also saw the camp's furnishings: coarse salt, earthenware bowls, large pots, wild animals on wooden sticks, and bundles of wild vegetables. It was clear that they were living a difficult life and lacked supplies.
"So you withdrew from the city, hid in the deep mountains, and began a primitive life," Tendo Kagura said.
But these people were not angry. The leader said calmly, "If too many people gather, it will attract shadowy creatures, which is something we only discovered later."
"Human society has been torn apart in just a few years, regressing thousands of years, and the wisdom accumulated to this day has become useless."
“We are the weaker party. They have evolved faster and more thoroughly than us. While we are still groping in the material world, they have already come into contact with more mysterious energies to elevate their life level. We have lost miserably.”
Do you know how many humans are left today, according to models developed by scholars?
"Between three million and ten million... while we used to have over ten billion people, our glory, all our pride, all gone..."
As she spoke, a look of sorrow suddenly appeared on her usually stern face, and then she broke down in tears.
Tendou Kagura listened for a long time, then silently left.
……
Let's get back to breakfast time.
Kagura watched Suzuka listlessly head off to school. If the girl wasn't stupid, she should know who to ask for help with the schoolbag.
After finishing his chores, he also stepped out of the house.
When they arrived at the Yotsuya residence, Miko happened to be there and waved to Tendo Kagura.
"What a coincidence."
She herself has a beautiful appearance, a calm face, and the temperament of a lady from a prominent family. Her golden eyes are clear and bright, and she stands tall and graceful. She is eye-catching just by standing here.
Kagura Tendou nodded slightly as a greeting, then walked past her without stopping.
Seeing that Zi was a little embarrassed, he immediately jogged after him.
"Is Tiandao-kun a student at Soubu High School?" she asked knowingly, trying to start a conversation.
"Yes."
"Wow, that's amazing! I heard that the students who get into Zongwu High School all have excellent grades." Jianzi clapped and praised happily.
But another part of her mind was filled with despair.
She's not really proactive; she's rather introverted. Otherwise, given her background, she wouldn't only have Yurikawa as a friend if she were a bit of a troublemaker.
I never imagined I'd be forced to work one day.
She'll be seen as an improper girl.
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