Global Dungeon: I Can See the Status Bar

As for how the other two four-person teams instantly lost two members within the “Maze,” they also had no idea.

They rested for about five minutes.

In a certain moment, the five individuals in the room suddenly exchanged a glance, and then simultaneously retreated to join their initial teammates, adopting a defensive posture.

Just moments ago, while escaping for their lives side by side, with just a single look, this fragile alliance instantly collapsed.

This instance does not have the protection of instance rules.

Killing can explode equipment!

“Hey, guys, calm down.”

A lightly injured white man stepped forward from the trio, signaling everyone not to be so tense.

“We’ve seen the situation in this instance; we have just entered not long ago, and already six players have lost their lives. The death rate is astonishingly high.”

“In such circumstances, cooperation is our only chance for survival. If those monsters appear again, we can only wait for death! I suggest we sign another contract…”

This white man seemed to have decent rapport and speaking ability, subsequently listing out the pros and cons to ease the tense atmosphere between the two sides.

Under his persuasion, the five individuals indeed abandoned their plans for internal strife and signed a cooperative contract.

Moreover, he volunteered to go out and scout for intelligence and brought back a Neo-Human for interrogation, preparing for their next move.

If Lu Wenwu were here, he would surely find this Neo-Human’s appearance familiar.

Tentacles, chitinous exoskeleton, multiple sensory organs, multiple limbs…

It was exactly the same as those survivors and Evolvers he saw in the first instance he formally participated in, as if they were carved from the same mold.

Soon, the interrogation results came out.

This fellow knew nothing about the so-called social structure, geographical environment, and other such things.

All he knew was that the entire New City was ruled by someone called the “Sect Leader” and they were all followers of the Neo-Human Evolution Divine Teachings.

The Sect Leader is the offspring of the gods, the greatest existence in the world besides the gods, having lived for many, many years.

He himself has to obey the “Priest’s” orders, performing high-intensity labor daily.

A slightest laziness would result in becoming the next meal of blood food.

Yes, blood food.

Just like the Evolvers of those years, this cult had openly embraced cannibalism without any concern about whether it would further reduce their already scarce population.

The Neo-Human Evolution Divine Teachings seemed to be adept at brainwashing tactics.

This captured fellow, as one of the lowest rank, like a slave, was fanatically devoted to the God of Origin revered within the cult.

He firmly believed: Even if he was devoured by other cult members, he would ultimately return to the God of Origin’s Divine Country, becoming a part of Him, transforming into that eternal and immortal existence.

In addition, he also believed: Cannibalism is a glorious and pride-worthy act, contributing to the evolution of the entire Neo-Human race by eliminating those dragging down racial evolution.

After extracting this information through interrogation, the five individuals sent to New City fell silent.

Even the previously outspoken white youth advocating for unity said nothing, his brows tightly furrowed.

How the instance natives indulge in such evil cult practices is their business; criticizing their values and morals is meaningless.

But as for themselves… they are currently in the lair of this cannibalistic cult!

How can they disguise themselves as part of these cult members?

…

Eastern Divine Protection Continent, Divine Dragon Tribe.

In the brightly lit tent, hearing Long Yuanhai’s account, the four individuals fell into contemplation.

The situation regarding the Neo-Humans was manageable; it was mainly the current state and history of the continent that provoked thought.

According to this old man who was about five hundred years old, the former Divine Protection Continent was immensely glorious.

At that time, not only was the path to Divinity Transformation still unobstructed, with powerful figures emerging in large numbers and gods standing together, even ordinary people without cultivation could possess extremely powerful strength through certain “treasures”.

The gods protected all beings, until ten thousand years ago, when everything changed.

Some creatures started to exhibit bizarre mutations.

Their minds became twisted, turning murderous and violent, attempting to destroy everything they saw.

Initially, it was the lowest-level beasts and insects without cultivation, later spreading to domesticated livestock, wild beasts outdoors, and even ordinary humans without cultivation.

During this peak period, the Divine Protection People paid no heed.

Not until cultivators and Exotic Beasts also showed these signs did the various powers on the continent finally take notice.

But it was too late by then.

In just three years, this plague-like strange power infected ninety percent of life on the continent.

Moreover, decades after the outbreak of the infection, these infected lives experienced varying degrees of mutation.

They became stronger, more horrifying, more rational, and harder to kill.

This tug-of-war continued for over a hundred years.

Ultimately, only the Divine Spirits and their places of refuge continued to resist.

If the situation hadn’t continued to deteriorate, the Divine Spirits and the forces they protected might have had a chance to cleanse the surface.

However, the strange power seeped everywhere.

Until the first Divine Spirit was infected, all efforts collapsed, turning entirely into a mirage.

The most powerful Dragon King spent nine hundred years, leading the remaining combat power to sweep away all Divine Spirits and top-level experts, Exotic Beasts, and collected all large-scale pollution into the Dragon Palace.