Doomsday Code

Chapter 917 A Chilling Speculation

After a pause, perhaps Ye Rong also felt that the amount given was too small, and he was about to speak again, but Chen Cheng waved his hand first and said:

"Does the Great Wall Army only stay on the Great Wall when dealing with the Black Catastrophe and the Orcish attacks? Don't they take the initiative to attack?"

The four of them exchanged bewildered glances, wondering why Chen Cheng's words had taken such a tangent, somehow bringing up the past defenses against the orcs' attacks.

Although he couldn't understand it, Ye Rong still told Chen Cheng everything.

"No, that's not the case. The orcs are alright. At first, we couldn't do anything to them. In fact, normally when they come to the foot of the Great Wall, we don't really care about them."

"Once the Black Catastrophe arrives, we must do everything in our power to prevent those creatures from getting close to the Great Wall, otherwise, with the Great Wall's current reserves, it won't last long."

Ye Rong's words were vague, but Chen Cheng could guess the general idea.

"What is that Black Disaster? Is it a natural disaster or some kind of demon or monster? Why does it only appear outside the Great Wall?"

Chen Cheng asked again.

However, when Ye Rong and the other three heard Chen Cheng's question, their faces, which were already embarrassed because they could only send one battalion of troops, immediately turned pale and angry.

"I don't know, we just call them Black Demons. They are monsters that crawled out of the abyss in the far north. They escaped the attacks of the various orc royal families through a special spatial passage in the abyss and were teleported to the far north ice plains."

There they would hide, raid orc tribes, strengthen their forces, and then head south every winter.

They are terrifying, almost unkillable monsters. They appear humanoid, but many of the fatal weaknesses of humanoid life forms are ineffective against them. Therefore, sometimes I call them undead corpses.

At this moment, Yin Zhi took over Kui Niu's words, his voice deep and muffled as he continued:

"They are not only difficult to kill, but they also have a very strange ability."

Regardless of their strength, as long as they are touched and wounded, the attacked person will quickly undergo a demonic transformation and become a monster like them.

Wei Bing and his brothers died trying to save me.

His words were low and sinister, revealing a deep sense of remorse for the deaths of the Wei soldiers.

Perhaps it is precisely for this reason that he enjoys targeting Kui Niu, the successor of Wei Bing, in every way.

At this moment, besides the sadness he felt from the sinister words, Chen Cheng was also filled with a bone-chilling cold.

A humanoid monster that is almost impossible to kill. Those who are injured will begin to be corrupted and eventually turn into something like the monster.

Based on these descriptions, the only zombies Chen Cheng could think of were those from the post-apocalyptic movies and TV shows he had watched in his previous life.

But how is that possible? This is a magical world, so why would there be something as unmagical as zombies?

Perhaps I'm overthinking it; this thing might just be a demon with the same characteristics as a zombie.

There's no way around it; demons belong to the category of magic, and in Chen Cheng's eyes, magic is simply a special law governing the operation of the material world. Once you understand the law, there's no such thing as invincible magic or magical life.

Zombies are different. In science fiction, they are special types of viral life forms. Their spread is not just through biting and scratching, but also through airborne transmission, and they can even devour and evolve.

Moreover, as Kui Niu said, the Orcs have lived and guarded the Great Wall for a thousand years, and they also have the wisdom to hide.

Clearly, these do not match the description of zombies.

At this moment, Chen Cheng's mind was in complete chaos, with all sorts of thoughts racing through his head. Just when he felt that a biohazard was about to strike and the world was about to end, he was woken up by Ye Rong.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, are you alright?"

Coming to his senses, Chen Cheng let out a long breath, then looked at Ye Rong and the others and said:

"I want to go out."

"Your Majesty, it is still very dangerous outside. If you need to go out to make contacts, it would be best to have Bu Jiu accompany you."

Ye Rong thought Chen Cheng meant to contact his people outside, so he wanted to protect Chen Cheng's safety and let Bu Jiu follow.

However, Chen Cheng shook his head and pointed to the Great Wall, saying:

"What I mean is that I want to cross the Great Wall and go see the orcs outside."

This was not originally in Chen Cheng's plan, but after listening to Ye Rong and the others' description of the Black Calamity and Black Demon, for some reason, Chen Cheng wanted to go out and see it for himself.

After all, anyone living on Earth who has ever been exposed to zombie apocalypse themes would be terrified of such a world.

Chen Cheng wanted to go and check for himself to confirm that he had been wrong.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of urgency, as if if he didn't go, a huge disaster would definitely happen, a disaster he didn't want to see and couldn't avert.

The feeling came so quickly and intensely that in the short time it took to wait for Ye Rong's reply, his eyes quickly became bloodshot and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Upon seeing Chen Cheng's state, Ye Rong immediately sensed that something was wrong.

The next moment, he met Chen Cheng's gaze, and Chen Cheng felt as if his eyes were sharp swords piercing straight into his brain.

And soon, that intense and sudden emotion dissipated.

Chen Cheng lowered his raised hand, his chest heaving violently, gasping for breath like a drowning man.

Although Bu Jiu and the others did not notice Chen Cheng's previous unusual behavior, they realized that Ye Rong had made a move against Chen Cheng, so they quickly frowned as well.

Yin Zhi helped Chen Cheng up, and then said:

"Are you alright, Your Majesty?"

Chen Cheng took a couple of breaths, then waved his hand and said:

"I'm fine."

At this moment, Bu Jiu looked at Ye Rong and said:

"what happened?"

Ye Rong did not answer immediately, but frowned and pondered for a moment before saying:

"I don't know, but I felt a strange emotional force suddenly emerge from the void and then instantly enter His Majesty's mind, after which His Majesty's emotions fluctuated violently and abnormally."

"I just used the sword of intent to sever this special emotion. That thing, well, it can't really be called a thing. Anyway, it disappeared the moment it was severed."

At this moment, Sheli, who had been standing beside Chen Cheng as a background figure, also spoke up:

“My will was too weak, but I sensed it at the very last moment, just as he was being severed.”

"What the hell is this? Could someone be trying to harm His Majesty? Old Ye, can you find it? I, Old Niu, am going to smash this culprit to pieces."

Kui Niu, panting heavily, asked in his rough voice.