Werewolves, this is an old legend.

From the time when humans did not have history, there have been legends about werewolves. To this day, the origin of the legend of werewolves is still inconclusive, and no one knows when werewolves began to appear in human stories, becoming representatives of ferocity, savagery, and weirdness.

According to the research of historians and literary historians, the legend of werewolves can probably be divided according to geographical distribution, species categories, and mode of origin. Of course, these scholars, without exception, regard werewolves as mere historical and literary images, and do not believe that the existence of werewolves is real.

According to the geographical distribution, the legend of the werewolf can be roughly divided into the Northern Plateau School, the Western School and the Central Plains School. The difference between the three genres is the werewolf image and story content with local characteristics in their respective legends of werewolf stories, forming a significantly different genre style.

The original origin of the story of the werewolf is actually in the Northern Highlands, and this Northern Plateau does not refer to the northern part of the current empire. Because the northern part of the empire had only intermittent mountain ranges, and no plateaus, there were no gently raised continental masses in either the interior or the exterior of the far north.

According to the era of the origin of the legend, the appearance of werewolves can be traced back to ancient times, so the regions in the geographical distribution division method are divided according to the entire Zhige Continent. At that time, the situation on the continent was that people and aliens lived together, most of the Terrans lived together as blood food and slaves with aliens, and only a small number of Terrans were able to obtain their own living space, perhaps in the cracks of the kind races, or under the protection of the big races that were not ferocious, in short, there were still a certain number.

The legend of the werewolf originated from a certain human gathering place in the northwestern plateau of the entire continent. The entire northern part of the continent of Zhige bulges outwards at the location of the empire, forming the land of the extreme north. The western part of the far north is an endless sea of ice, leaving aside the extreme north and the ice sea, and the north, which is closest to the living area of humans and aliens, presents a topographic situation from low to high from east to west.

Starting from the end of the long mountains of the East China Sea, there is a vast and fertile plain in the northeast of the Empire, which is home to the largest and richest grain producing area of the Empire. To the northeast and west, there were vast grasslands and the Gobi, and as the terrain gradually elevated, mountain ranges appeared, connecting the northern part of the empire with the Tien Shan.

Near the Tianshan Mountains and further west is the northern plateau of the entire Zhige continent. The northern plateau is vast, and most of the plateau species and some of the Archean tribes live a hard life on the plateau, and most of them are vassals of the Tianshan clan. Of course, the Tianshan clan never recognized the vassals of other races, it was all wishful thinking.

At that time, near the northern plateau, on the shores of a multi-life peninsula, there were some human survivors who were sheltered by the Tianshan people. From the northernmost extreme cold to the milder regions, there are more human beings mixed with a few races that wail peace.

According to historical research, the first propagators of werewolf legends emerged from the edge of this northern plateau. They portray the werewolf as a bare-skinned humanoid with no fur, but with wolf-shaped feet and a hideous wolf face.

The werewolves of the Northern Highlands School do not have the characteristics that are taken for granted in modern universal literature and film and television creation, such as being usually wolves, and only turning into werewolves on the night of the full moon. Rather, they are simple humanoids, they are ferocious and bloodthirsty, and they like to kill people not only for cannibalism, often destroying human villages.

These creatures have no intelligence, they don't know how to wear clothes, they have bare skin on their bodies, and under the skin are hard muscles, and they look very strong. They have long, unkempt hair, and a long wolf mouth without hair, which protrudes from their faces, and looks very strange.

Judging from the special local woodblock paintings, the werewolves of the Northern Highlands School are indeed such an unsightly image. Because the time is too old, the legends of these werewolves are often reprimanded by the later Westerners and Central Plains as false rumors, rather than the origin of all werewolf legends.

Perhaps because of the different positions of the three parties, historians and literary historians actually prefer the legends of the Northern Highlands. First, because the Northern Plateau faction is indeed the origin of the legend that traces the origin of the oldest source at present; second, because such legends are more true, without any mythological implications, so there is a lot more research value; The third is also because the legend of the Northern Highlands faction is more like an existence that scares children, and even the communicators themselves are likely not to believe the werewolf stories they say.

The difference is the well-developed Western faction, and the more formal Central Plains faction.

The western faction is the western part of the entire Zhige continent, and in the westernmost place, near the sea, there is a large hilly terrain with a mild climate zone. It was a hilly place, with abundant water and grass, and a large number of herbivores, and of course the best place for wolves to survive.

The legend of the werewolf gradually spread from the northern plateau to the west, and according to historians, the human beings living in the west at that time were supposed to be slaves of an unproductive primeval race, although they did not worry about their lives, but they had to do a lot of work for the alien race for generations, all kinds of chores.

So these people regard werewolves as an image endorsement of a revenge society, and they give werewolves the image of turning from humans into wolves, and say that ordinary werewolves are normal human beings, some are hardworking, and some are nobles. Yes, there were nobles in the human race at that time, and the human beings who had made great contributions to the alien race could obtain the status of equal to the alien race, which was the so-called aristocracy.

Ironically, this is also the origin of the so-called "aristocracy", and the evidence is conclusive.

The fundamental reason why the people of the west created werewolves into such a form was that they were dissatisfied with the disparity in the status of the nobles and the oppression of them by the primeval tribes. The psychology of the desire for freedom for generations has gradually changed from freedom to tyranny in the era and environment when there is no way out, and in the human culture that has not yet been completely civilized at that time, and violence does represent a lot of freedom in history to a certain extent.

So the image of a man who turns into a wolf at the time of the full moon appears, they will walk up the hill on the night of the full moon, look at the moon overhead, gradually show their fangs and claws, their bodies are covered with long black hair, and their bodies are deformed to a great extent, and finally they will become killing monsters, attacking the creatures around them indiscriminately.

In the story of the Westerners, werewolves are divided into two image categories, one is the monster that represents the ferocious alien race, and they lean on the werewolf from the alien race who like to treat humans as blood food; The other is a human fighter who rebels against aliens and eventually becomes insane.

Because the image of the werewolf is ultimately changed from a human to a wolf, the second style occupies the mainstream, so the image of the werewolf often represents a combination of ferocity, cunning, bravery, and resistance. The legend of the Westerners is based on this, and it extends to many stories.

Whether it's the entanglement between werewolves, or fighting, or friendship, or even love, comedy or tragedy, are all in these stories. The Western faction is a real werewolf flourishing faction, and the legend of the werewolf is completely enriched in a large number of stories and artistic creations of the Western faction, forming a perfect system.

The Central Plains faction, on the other hand, is more inclined to the story content of human hunting werewolves, which is a system derived from the complex struggle of various races in the central part of the mainland when the legend of the western faction leaning on the werewolves to the alien race was transmitted to the Central Plains.

The Central Plains faction advocated the division of werewolves into monsters, and even a branch of human wolves appeared, that is, they turned over, and the image changed from humans to wolves to wolves. Such an image further reflects the ferocity and evil of werewolves, and is widely welcomed by humans in the Central Plains, and a large number of stories of human beings resisting werewolves have appeared.

It is precisely because of the processing of the Central Plains School that another way of classifying werewolf legends has emerged. Because of the large population of the Central Plains, the content of the legends is actually more than that of the stories created by the Western School and the Northern Plateau School, and the revival of mankind began near the Central Plains after all, so there is more historical evidence preserved.

Therefore, the story content of the Central Plains School is almost equivalent to more than seventy percent of the entire werewolf legend system. Therefore, some people completely put aside the historical lineage and geographical distribution, and completely divided the story of werewolves into two types, one is the legend of werewolves, and the other is the legend of man and wolf, forming the so-called classification of species categories.

As for the third classification according to the mode of origin, it is not a study of the origin of the story itself, but a way to explore how the werewolf characters created in the story appear and classify. And use the origin story of the werewolf to summarize the related story content of the same series.

According to the origin method, the origin of werewolves can be roughly divided into three types.

The first is the mainstream view that the original ancestors of werewolves were ordinary humans at first. Of course, there are many different legends and origins in the Patriarchal Sect of mankind.

Some legends believe that the ancestor of the werewolf was a slave, the kind that has been a slave for generations. One day, the evil race of the primeval race wanted to do an experiment to see if they could combine humans and animals, so they chose the weakest humans and the most ferocious wolves, and werewolves were born.

There are also legends that the ancestor of the werewolf was also a slave, and it is true that he worked hard for generations, but he was not satisfied with being a slave. If he wants to lead the human race to victory over the alien race and gain true freedom, he can only sell his soul to the devil and gain power far beyond humans and aliens. So Heaven answered his prayer and turned him and his followers into werewolves, and when they finally killed the oppressors on the night of the full moon, the humans were freed, and the werewolves were exiled to the depths of the forest, where their souls could not be freed.

There are also legends that the ancestor of the werewolf was not a slave, but a warrior. In the battle of human tribes, human warriors of different camps used witchcraft to transform themselves into half-human beings in order to win, one of them fused the characteristics of wolves to gain great strength and transformation ability, and the other fused the characteristics of bats to obtain eternal life and strong flesh, and the grievances and hatreds between the two sides have been throughout history.

The second view is just the opposite, believing that the ancestor of werewolves was a wolf, and later became a human by chance. This legend is more metaphysical, with a lot of witchcraft and the shadow of gods. In short, the transformation of man into a wolf is a degradation, and it only takes an opportunity, and the wolf becomes an evolution, which can only be regarded as a miracle.

This is also in line with the position of human beings in history, the primeval races were inherently more powerful than humans, and it was unfair to be regarded as the creation of gods by ancient humans. In their perception, it is delusional that humans can evolve to the level of aliens, and they can only find hope in the degradation of the beastly nature.

The third view is also the source of the differentiation between werewolves and human-wolves, who believe that werewolves, or the existence of human-wolves, are the product of the union of humans and wolves. For some reason, humans and wolves either merge with each other, or give birth to offspring, or wolves are adopted, or humans are adopted by wolves, and werewolves or human wolves are produced.

And the reason why werewolves and human wolves are different is because of the different proportions of human nature and wolf nature. This argument carries the momentum of the Central Plains School of humanity and authenticity, and regards human nature and wolf nature as an accessory to human beings, whether it is a werewolf or a human wolf, it will not be a high-end existence under this point of view, it can only be dark and despicable.

However, it is worth mentioning that no matter what the legends are, it has never been confirmed that they actually saw werewolves. Whether it is from literary records, legends, or archaeological excavations in various places, the existence of werewolves or vampires has never been found.

Because vampires have eternal life and turn to ashes when they die, no one has corrected them from archaeological excavations. Werewolves are more miserable, and if the bones of werewolves are not found, it means that werewolves do not exist, which is the formula of modern doctrine.

The legend of the werewolf is just a legend after all, and now it has completely become a story image, and everyone no longer has fear when talking about werewolves, but more curiosity and eccentricity. In short, normal people never think that werewolves are real, and no one thinks that werewolves will appear.

So when Fu Chunshan saw the wriggling mass of flesh inside the mouth of the sewer that had taken shape, he could hardly believe his own eyes. Shaking his head, he told himself that he was a cultivator, a master, and a high-level talent who had received twelve years of compulsory education.

But when he looked at the lump of meat again, he couldn't stop being in a trance again, grabbed the communicator, and stumbled and said, "I'm Fu Chunsheng, I found one...... Werewolf? ”

"Huh?" The picket teammates who were searching other places were stunned for a moment, and they all laughed and said, "Old Fu, don't be kidding, werewolf?" You're a werewolf. ”

"No, no, no!" Fu Chunshan shook his head again and again: "Come here, this ...... It's all blinded to the master! I'm ...... Cao"

There was no sound in Fuchunshan's communicator, and the other twenty companions all realized that something seemed to be wrong, and they all went to the location displayed on the communicator's tracking location, wanting to see what Fuchunshan had seen.

When they arrived at the location indicated by the communicator, they saw only sticky blood slowly flowing from the mouth of the sewer, and scattered snow on the ground. Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what was happening. At this time, someone said, "Here it is! ”

The bloody communicator in Fuchun Mountain was taken out of the snow, and the blood was not completely frozen, telling them that the tragedy had happened not long ago. And the enemy was on their way to come, and had already left this side. Something happened to their companions, but they didn't hear a single movement, and they didn't see anyone who could.

"Find! Damn it! Want to take advantage of the fire? The leader of the pickets was immediately furious, and he wondered in his heart who was plotting against them behind their backs.

On the sixth floor of the store, An Xiaoyu, who was holding a clay pot in her arms, suddenly opened her eyes, and she could feel that the stars in the dantian were constantly stirring. And outside, there was an extremely disgusting aura, which had just climbed to the extreme, and was rapidly advancing in this direction.

This is the induction of the human spirit body, a feeling based on the life level, and the nausea brought by that breath to An Xiaoyu comes from the harshness of the human spirit body to the life level. She didn't know what kind of creature was there, only that it was something that wasn't supposed to be.

looked at the administrator, but the administrator looked indifferent: "Rest assured, there is still a god in the store, what are you afraid of?" ”

An Xiaoyu couldn't help but be stunned, and then remembered that Zhong Huaran was a god-transforming powerhouse, although she was put in the store as an ordinary foreigner because she couldn't casually reveal her identity, but her strength was there, not to mention the kind of very sharp law, which was the most suitable for dealing with physical mortals.

Nodding, she lowered her head again, not continuing to care.

Sure enough, the aura got closer and closer, quickly approaching the store, and then slammed headfirst into the energy shield. The entire store building trembled slightly with this impact, and the sound of the impact reached everyone's ears, and there was a sudden noise in the quiet store.

"What's going on? Explode? "Everybody speculated.

Zhong Huaran looked around vigilantly, and then frowned. The guards outside the store and the soldiers who had already been transferred all looked at the monster in front of them in shock, not knowing what to use to describe their current mood.

It's a werewolf! It has long white hair, four sharp claws with long nails, erect hind legs, and a broad chest. It was slammed into the energy shield, and the resilient energy shield was almost knocked open by it. Of course, the werewolf himself was not having a good time, because of the impact, many bones were misplaced, and the upper body was eager to curl up.

But in the eyes of everyone, the werewolf's body was like a shriveled balloon reconnected to the pump, and it quickly stretched out the skeleton, returned to its original state, and slammed into the direction of the energy shield again.

Rumble!