Chapter 109: Xenomorphs
Xenomorphs, this kind of creature has always been a taboo existence in the Maple Leaf Continent, and the vast majority of adults, whether ordinary people or capable people, have more or less heard of this name, but they have only heard of it, and very few have really seen xenomorphs with their own eyes.
There are many rumors about xenos, some of them are like monsters, some of them are rumored to be hairy and drink blood, and some are even rumored to feed on humans. Whenever people talk about aliens with mystery, they will always talk about them with a colorful voice and dancing with their eyebrows, as if they have really seen it with their own eyes, but the more such people are, the more they have never seen real aliens, and people who have really come into contact with aliens will not say anything.
In fact, these rumors cannot be said to be wrong, xenos have their own characteristics and variety, and the rumors do exist, but most xenos, at least when they maintain the image of humans, are no different from ordinary people.
In fact, the first xenomorphs were actually human beings, but after they either devoured human souls or had mutations due to some deeper reasons, their souls were fundamentally different from human beings.
Soul mutation is actually a very terrible thing, only a very low survival rate, and among the people who survive after the soul mutation, at least 70% of them have lost themselves and become extremely crazy. No matter how kind a person used to be, as long as he can't maintain his true heart in the process of soul mutation, he will also be distorted by the alienated soul.
These people look normal on the surface, and even retain their previous memories and intelligence, but they have completely lost their humanity inside and have become cruel, evil, Darkness, they may be able to maintain a polite attitude towards their fellow aliens, but in the face of humans, the better ones, just like humans treat ants, are indifferent, and the more serious ones will be extremely hostile to humans, and the attacks and tortures for no reason are just trivial matters, and they will even include human souls and bodies in their recipes, which shows that it is not groundless that they feed on humans.
In the dark ages of carnage and blood, xenos and beasts who are now new humans live together on a continent that has just experienced the baptism of the cataclysm, and countless fierce battles have broken out between the two, whether one-on-one or large-scale battles, the fighting in common life has never stopped. It wasn't until the pure humans re-entered the world that the scale of the melee was expanded to the extreme, resulting in a large amount of hatred accumulated between the xenos and the other two races, which was difficult to resolve and could only be washed away by killing and death.
In fact, it is not fair to blame the madness and distortion of the aliens for the reason for the war between the two sides, although this is indeed one of the main reasons, but in addition, the jealousy and rejection of pure humans and beasts are also to blame.
Yes, the original pure humans and beasts were actually jealous of xenos, because xenos also had things they couldn't get.
First of all, because of the specificity of soul alienation, there are no ordinary people among xenos, so all xenos can control the source energy, and they have the strength of those who are stronger than normal people. Although in that era, there were also the top masters among pure humans and beasts, but they were still slightly inferior to the top existences among xenos.
For example, after the disappearance of Yun Conglong and Bai Hutai, in the most high-end battle between the xenos and the beasts, the most powerful plant ability of the xenomorphs, Hua Wuyan, fought against the leopard king Zhang Ming, one of the seven beast gods of the beasts, and it only took less than five minutes to determine the victory and defeat, if it wasn't for Zhang Ming's fast running, I am afraid that he would be torn to pieces on the spot. Both sides are recognized as strong players at the same level, but there is an obvious gap in strength.
Secondly, due to the alienation of the soul, the lifespan of xenos is longer than that of beasts and pure humans, and the stronger the strength, the more obvious this gap is, and even in legends, some xenomorph powerhouses who have come all the way from the Dark Ages are still alive now, and there is no sign of life exhaustion at all.
Although this is just a legend, it also has its own basis, and others may not be sure, but at least in the last ten years, someone has seen Hua Wuyan, who even Yun Conglong didn't want to provoke easily, strolling leisurely in his flower field, and casually eating seven or eight idiots who rashly broke into the flower field. As for Yun Conglong's lover, Christina, a powerhouse from the Apricot Leaf Continent, is said to be unknown and lives in a corner of the Maple Leaf Continent, but no one can give conclusive evidence for this, so it cannot be used as one of the arguments.
However, although the long life span is good, for hundreds of years, few human beings have thrown themselves into the arms of xenos, not because they are reluctant to be human, but because the gains outweigh the losses. After all, the survival rate of soul mutation is too low, and there will be a loss of self, no one will be stupid enough to try it for no reason, and only when the life span is approaching will there be this motivation. The problem is that when the soul is mutated, the better the mental state, the higher the success rate, and when the life is about to end, the weak state, the success rate is completely zero, and in doing so, there is no other result than self-defeat. Therefore, even with such a great attraction, those of the human race, the aging powerhouses, can only regret to complete the journey of their lives as human beings.
Of course, these two points are indeed worthy of jealousy, but they are only limited to those who are more attractive to the capable among the beasts, and for the vast majority of ordinary people, these are too far away from them and have no sense of reality. What really makes them jealous is the third trait of xenos.
Due to the mutation, the soul of the alien is completely shattered, and it is completely integrated with the body, and there is no distinction between free and aggregate state, which is the essential difference between them and humans, and even they themselves do not regard themselves as human beings.
However, this state has one of the biggest advantages, that is, they will no longer be attracted to demon spirits, even if hundreds or thousands of people and xenomorphs gather together, they will not induce a wave of demon spirits. And since they don't have souls in the usual sense, even if they drink tea calmly in the demon spirit tide, they won't be harmed.
This is terrifying, because it means that xenos can gather large forces and conquer any city without being restricted by the wraiths. As a result, xenos have long been regarded as a very big threat.
They are indeed a threat, if it weren't for the fact that they have no fertility and can only be produced by accidental soul mutations, the number is too small, and one less person dies, I am afraid that human beings would have no room to survive long ago.
In short, the human side is very hostile and fearful of xenos, at least in terms of propaganda, and as for the actual situation, that's another matter.