"The impending disaster..."
The crowd listened intently to Li Yaotong's words, murmuring the phrase after her.
At this time, they were still unaware of just how terrifying the meaning represented by these simple four characters was.
It was a dark swallowing force, second only to the first Great Demon.
Li Yaotong explained, "The impending disaster is a formless demon, which you could also consider a ghost. It possesses living beings, planting a Demon Seed within them. On the surface, these beings still appear as ordinary people, but their minds have been completely controlled by the demon. They could attack those close to them at any time, and after killing their target, they would return to normal, showing no signs of irregularities, and move on to the next target..."
"What's so scary about that?" San Liu muttered with a frown after hearing this.
The others immediately gave him a look as if he were an idiot.
Le Le said, "Isn't that terrifying? Just now, Li Yaotong said that this is only the Demon Seed planted by the impending disaster inside living beings, not the impending disaster itself possessing a body and controlling it to kill."
"That means, the impending disaster could create countless demon minions around the world, and you wouldn't know when someone close to you has become a demon minion. Even worse, you might become one yourself and not even know it..."
Upon hearing Le Le's explanation, San Liu's expression stiffened too.
He also understood the danger of the impending disaster.
Its existence would plunge people into a state of mutual suspicion, for no one could tell when the person by their side would stop being human. In such times, people would live in constant anxiety, wary of interacting with anyone, not even daring to keep animals. That's why it was called the impending disaster.
Sometimes, ghosts don't scare people to death or kill them, but people themselves can end up killing each other!
If the situation became uncontrollable, people, devoid of any sense of security, might resort to killing at the first sight of another person.
Seeing that the crowd had understood the terrifying nature of the impending disaster, Li Yaotong went on to say, "The second demon, codenamed, Tide of Chaos..."
"This demon's abilities are similar to those of the impending disaster and they complement each other. It can alter people's memories. That is, if someone becomes a demon minion and kills a relative, then encounters the Tide of Chaos and has their memory altered, they would forget that they killed their relative and believe that someone else did it, prompting them to seek revenge."
"If an ordinary person encounters it, their memory could be altered randomly, and no one knows what actions those whose memories have been changed might take. They could commit murder and then suicide, or may even carry out a terrorist attack..."
"The reason its threat level is lower than the impending disaster is because it can only alter memories and cannot bestow strength, whereas the impending disaster can transform people into demon minions, hence being more frenzied."
Hearing this, everyone felt a chill down their spine.
If such things were released and not dealt with promptly, the end of humanity and doomsday would not be a joke.
San Liu couldn't help but ask, "So, would these demons have any effect on us?!"
At San Liu's question, everyone turned their gaze to Li Yaotong, wanting to know the answer.
Li Yaotong shook her head and said, "I don't have the answer. After all, I haven't experienced it firsthand. So, it's possible that they might affect us, meaning, among us, some might have already been possessed by the impending disaster or had their memory altered by the Tide of Chaos..."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately distanced themselves from those beside them, with a hint of wariness and vigilance in their eyes. A sense of panic slowly spread throughout the small room.
Because no one knew whether the person next to them had their memory altered or had been implanted with a Demon Seed, ready to strike at you at any moment.
Even Li Yaotong's words can no longer be taken seriously.
Who knows if these words were deliberately spread by demons?
However, there is no choice at present, they have no idea what the situation with the green and black haze outside is, only those who are Omniscient have a vague idea.
So, they can only listen for now, but they must not fully trust and should maintain some vigilance and suspicion.
Li Yaotong did not take the wariness of the people to heart and continued to speak on his own accord, "These two demons are the ones you need to take down immediately!"
"Next are some that require caution, but are not the primary targets. If encountered, just take care of them along the way."
"Codename, Nursery Rhyme. It should look not much different from a five or six-year-old girl and will sing nursery rhymes with a crying tone. Those who hear it will drop dead!"
"Codename, Midnight Knock. At night, when you hear a knock at the door, you must not open it, otherwise, you will also drop dead!"
"Codename, Urgent Calls from Relatives and Friends. When a call comes, the caller ID shows a relative or friend. As soon as you answer, you will drop dead!"
"..."
As everyone listened to Li Yaotong describe these demons' abilities, they got goosebumps, and a chill rushed from their spine to the Heavenly Spirit Cover.
The abilities of these demons seemed not much less frightening than the pervasive dangers of the Tide of Chaos. However, those two Great Demons launched indiscriminate attacks worldwide, while these listed for convenience attacked only one person at a time, making them much less harmful.
But if they were to confront those entities like Nursery Rhyme or Urgent Calls from Relatives and Friends directly, they might not be able to save their own lives.
Li Yaotong spoke for half an hour, sharing all the information he knew about the demons with the people before saying, "Alright, I've told you all the secrets we Omniscient know. How you manage this world-ending crisis is up to you now."
If it had been half an hour earlier, when they had just started the emergency meeting, they might have thought that Li Yaotong was making a mountain out of a molehill. With the first demon restrained, as long as they found a way to re-imprison it, how could it be a world-ending crisis?
But now, knowing the abilities of the Little Demons that had emerged with the first Great Demon, they all understood that if Li Yaotong was not lying, this was far from being alarmist.
The people began to discuss seriously.
After discussing for most of the day, they were still undecided.
At this moment, Dante glanced at the silent Jian Ruyan and frowned, "Why hasn't anyone from Dragon King Hall said a word today?!"
Hearing Dante's words, everyone also turned to look at Jian Ruyan.
San Liu hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Sister Jian is just like this, cold by nature and not fond of talking."
Dante frowned, "No, I am somewhat suspicious of this woman. She may have been planted with a Demon Seed by the pervasive danger or had her memory altered by the Tide of Chaos!"
"Hmm?" Le Le spoke up, "Dante, you better not let the recent grudge with Dragon King Hall influence you to seek personal revenge at a time like this!"
Dante said, "I am not that kind of person. It's just that most of us here are of God Realm strength, the slightly weaker ones are of the Half-Step Divine Realm, but only this woman and San Liu are merely of Energy Transformation strength. And considering we are near the site of the horrifying outbreak, I am very suspicious that several of us, especially her, have had our memories altered."