Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start-Chapter 152 - 107: Evil Thought Ascends to Godhood
"I don't know, roughly tens of thousands of us have come in, among them two are my friends. If it's convenient, I think we can talk in detail. Of course, if you're still worried, we can start a video conference." Mr. Baiyi said as he lifted Fang Heng with one hand and turned towards a building that looked like a store.
"Alright, please wait a moment. Someone will be by your side in five minutes. Don't panic; if you're really not a dangerous entity, the Plague Doctor won't attack you." A pleasant female voice said with great patience.
Mr. Baiyi looked inside the store; there was no one. From the rust-filled sign and the dusty and decaying smell, it seemed the store hadn't had an owner for a long time.
Entering, using spiritual power to clear a clean area, Mr. Baiyi placed Fang Heng on the ground beside him, found a stool to sit down on, and asked, "Calmed down now?"
Fang Heng slowly looked up; the sedative made him unable to muster any strength, even lifting his head was a bit difficult, but his gaze towards the tentacle on Mr. Baiyi's shoulder still held some emotion.
After all, in the eyes of the Plague Doctors, this was the representation of the Black Death Curse, something they were inherently terrified of.
In this isolated kingdom, the Black Death Curse was devouring the life of this realm; civilians, officials, professionals, even mighty legends, were quickly perishing in this pandemic.
In just three hundred years, a nation that once had billions now has only millions barely hanging on for life, all caused by this dreadful curse.
Mr. Baiyi held the Embrace of Suffering in his hand, no longer paying attention to Fang Heng, instead trying to scan this thing with the panel.
The next moment, a long string of information appeared.
[Name: Embrace of Suffering.
Attribute: Calamity Object.
Rules: Any entity that gazes upon it shall be killed.
Introduction: Why, why do you have a body, why can't I have one? I will devour your souls, seize your bodies; I will grant you pain, I will... become you — a discontented soul.
Note: This Calamity Object carries a strong growth and undying nature, please do not attempt to take it out of the Nightmare World, you wouldn't want to meet the real it.]
Price: -50,000 Gold Coins.]
Mr. Baiyi: ....
How is there a negative gold coin price? That expensive too?
Selling something and you have to pay 50,000 in return?
Mr. Baiyi thought that Crafty Merchant's specialty was definitely not self-made, this panel is the real Crafty Merchant! A genuine Crafty Merchant!
But what does that note mean?
The Embrace of Suffering wasn't destroyed in the Plague Doctor's last counterattack? It's still around?
Encountering it... Meaning, taking a dangerous entity out of the Nightmare World will attract their true form, those things that have turned into Calamity Objects?
Mr. Baiyi felt a bit confused, from the mid-period of the Ancient God Era, now over 30 million years into the Dark Era, if this thing really hasn't died in such a long time, wouldn't it have become a spirit by now?
Mr. Baiyi: [Search keywords, Calamity Object, dangerous entity.]
Zero: [Alright, please wait...]
Zero: [Dangerous entities: Certain dangerous events, such as viruses, mutations, aberrations, or artificially created semi-life forms, are generally extremely powerful and filled with malice toward the world.]
Zero: [Calamity Objects: A small portion are dangerous entities grown from it, generally originating from traceable ancient times, extremely dangerous.]
[All Calamity Objects possess undying and great growth qualities, possessing the powerful strength to destroy kingdoms. Calamity Objects are something the New Gods forbid, most are sealed or exiled into Dimensional Turbulence by the Gods.]
Zero: [There is little record of Calamity Objects, only praise is found online, not much real cases, but for dangerous entities, from the extensive descriptions, anything with powerful negative effects, or evil but irrational life forms can be called dangerous entities.]
[For example, Mr. Baiyi, your Evil Thought is actually a man-made dangerous entity, only now you have control over it, so it's no longer dangerous.]
[Most of the Alchemy's forbidden knowledge is also dangerous entities, and most are not purchasable, but with Mr. Baiyi's access, you can obtain more information in the Knowledge Hall.]
A sense of seriousness appeared in Mr. Baiyi's eyes. Originally, he thought the Black Death Curse was created by some ancient god to make a nightmare, but now it seems otherwise.
The Black Death Curse is more terrifying than he imagined, and the information from the panel should not be wrong. After all, something capable of descending on players, making them undying and able to grow, couldn't possibly be weak.
But if that's the case, then this Embrace of Suffering mask really has lived till now, but was merely exiled by the gods?
As to why it's not sealed, the note already stated clearly, as long as this thing appears, its true form can get close to Xiya.
Are the other dangerous entities like this too?
Tap tap tap...
Rushed footsteps approached, interrupting Mr. Baiyi's thoughts. He turned his head, suddenly seeing, not far down the street, people wearing bird beak masks, dressed in Death God's Clothes, holding various weapons quickly surrounding the area.
"Your companions are here. I'll now release the effect of the sedative on you, don't shout or scream, it gives me a headache." Mr. Baiyi rubbed his brow, and with a pop, a tentacle burst from his brow, and he pressingly pushed it back, feeling a bit speechless.
The dark side's tentacles represented desire and power, only with spirit and soul fully suppressing the dark side could one control them freely, now he was just barely suppressing it, unable to control the growth of these tentacles.
Stepping forward, he gave Fang Heng a needle, and immediately his gaze became lively again. Seeing the A-level dangerous entity just ten centimeters away, he weakly stood up and staggered out, attempting to escape.
Even falling several times midway couldn't stop his rapid departure.
After a brief conversation between him and those Plague Doctors who stopped a hundred meters away, very soon, a powerful Plague Doctor approached alone.
In a still quite calm tone, he asked, "Mr. Baiyi, we sensed the presence of a dangerous entity on you. For everyone's safety, you need to wait in this room for ten minutes, after which more Plague Doctors will arrive, bringing testing equipment to prove whether you're a dangerous entity."
"Alright." Mr. Baiyi nodded; he also needed some time to sort through the current information he had obtained.
Outside, the Plague Doctors returned to their companions, and there was a clear sense that they all relaxed visibly, obviously feeling that Mr. Baiyi wasn't very likely to be a dangerous entity.
After all, dangerous entities like killing, not saving people.
In hundreds of years, they hadn't encountered such a cooperative dangerous entity.
And Mr. Baiyi also had a renewed understanding of the purpose of those Divine Favored.
Origin Stones, dangerous entities, world core.
Only these three things are worth so many Divine Favored gathering.
Firstly, dangerous entities are the most likely because they are the easiest to obtain and all possess great functionality, such as the mask in Mr. Baiyi's hand, which can attract true forms wandering in dimensional rifts.
For the gods, Calamity Objects are perhaps powerful and strange opponents, but not insurmountable. For a powerful ancient god to harness a Calamity Object is feasible.
After all, if New Gods can seal or exile Calamity Objects, then ancient gods can too, the power gap between the two types of gods isn't as great as imagined, just that New Gods are a bit more united.
If an ancient god now acquired an extremely compatible Calamity Object, then entering the Xiya Continent early isn't impossible, at the least it would increase their power somewhat.
The next possibility is Origin Stones, that substance is the best supplement for gods. Although ancient gods don't control any rules, their own rules are comparable to world rules.
Directly consuming the Origin Stone, for all non-world rule ascendant powerhouses, is a supplemental or even expanding rules opportunity.
Thus, for those injured ancient gods, Origin Stones can well help them heal and even advance further.
