Wasteland Border Inspector-Chapter 253 - 117: Order Assimilation, the Terrifying Migration Tide!

Guardian Extraordinary?

Cheng Ye was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that Jiang Chuan was talking about the Extraordinary Earth-bound Spirit.

For these types of "creatures," authors of related books have given them a wide variety of names:

Tenacious Earth Spirit, Extraordinary Stuck Soul, Tenacious Earth-Bound Soul, Wandering Spirit... and so on, all describing the special form of residual consciousness left by an Extraordinary after death.

"This name is indeed more fitting..."

A thought flashed through his mind, and Cheng Ye nodded slightly.

Compared to the "Extraordinary Earth-bound Spirit" seen in the Survival Library before, the "Guardian Extraordinary" mentioned by Jiang Chuan seemed more precise.

But the name is unimportant; what matters is the actual impact it brings.

As the main force during the winter infection tides every year, the threat of the Guardian Extraordinary has long been documented in countless blood-stained lessons.

Its most terrifying characteristic is not its extraordinary combat power, but its near-calamitous level of influence.

Once a Guardian Extraordinary leaves its activity range, it acts like a giant magnet attracting iron filings, continuously drawing nearby infected bodies to join its ranks, quickly forming a massive infection tide that attacks every human Shelter City and gathering along the way.

It will only disperse when it reaches its distance limit or when the wish is fulfilled and it departs.

Once it leaves the infection tide, the threat level of the Guardian Extraordinary significantly decreases, rarely causing substantial impact.

After all, those who could become Earth-bound Spirits after death as Extraordinary individuals often had immense mental resilience during their lifetime.

This resilience carries over into their posthumous consciousness, making them inclined to achieve specific objectives rather than destroy everything and unleash desires.

"Did it come from the Fog Cave?"

"Basically confirmed, according to the backpack photos we provided, the Firewood side did a basic comparison, and it’s indeed almost identical to the one you saw last night, just with minor wear differences. Hmm... They just completed a sweep of the entire Zone B4 and have already identified nearly 600 identical backpacks."

Jiang Chuan deliberately slowed his speech, reducing the pace of information output, trying to ease the tense atmosphere of the conversation, "But you can rest assured, the Guardian Extraordinary has already left our Happiness City area, this guy might just be passing through and has no intention of staying in our Happiness City."

"It’s gone?!"

Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned, almost losing his grip on the Defense Communication in his hand.

Good heavens, that nonchalant?

"Are you sure?" 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

"Can’t say for certain, but there’s at least a 99% chance; Director Liu personally led the team to trace and found no trace of it. The last remnants of its aura were near the North Inspection Station. If it’s not a ruse, it should’ve already left..."

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, "Inspector Cheng, since you were the first to discover this event, you have the right to know related information about the Guardian Extraordinary. However, in regards to the information on Happiness City extraordinaries and some core emergency defense mechanisms, according to regulations, you’ll have to wait until you are promoted to a Third-stage Inspector to have access. Sorry, I am just the messenger and can’t say much more."

"Understood."

Cheng Ye didn’t push further, letting out a long breath of relief, as long as it wasn’t a mother source infected body.

The whole day, he had been on edge, always fearing another horrific mother source would appear, delivering a fatal blow to the already fragile Buffer Zone.

Now, whether it’s gone or hidden, it sounds like the threat of the Guardian Extraordinary remains within a controllable range.

"About the backpack style..."

Jiang Chuan continued explaining, "You only noticed the backpack, but its influence extends far beyond that; for example, Zhang Daniu’s shoes are almost identical to those on the person you saw last night. This is because the Guardian Extraordinary continually influences nearby humans, causing everyone’s thoughts and behaviors to gradually align with theirs."

"For example, lifestyle habits, clothing styles, naturally including the patching method, and backpack styles."

"Yeah, if you originally resemble the Guardian Extraordinary, you’ll likely be influenced, like Zhang Daniu, who had the same style backpack, thus he and his wife quickly became targets of assimilation. However, this influence has a range and is reversible; as long as you leave its radiation zone, you’ll return to normal after some time."

Assimilate humans?

Cheng Ye was shocked; this information wasn’t mentioned in any of the books he had read.

Wait.

Could this be the reason the Guardian Extraordinary can gather infected bodies?

Cheng Ye immediately noted this key information in his mind and quickly asked, "Has the Guardian Extraordinary’s ability been determined?"

"Not fully confirmed yet." On the other side of the phone, Jiang Chuan shook his head slightly, looking at Ding Yishan, Harlem, and six Fifth-Phase, a group of Fourth-Phase in the meeting, lowering his voice:

"Based on the existing analysis, the ability is likely related to ’Action Power.’

"Action Power?"

Cheng Ye repeated these three words; the answer was too abstract, a bit puzzling.

"Specifically, it means that within its influence range, humans are prompted to do things they’ve buried in their hearts for a long time but never had the courage or opportunity to do."

Jiang Chuan seemed unsure how to describe it, "This is the initial conclusion from Firewood; after an induced inquiry into Zhang Daniu, it was found his goal was to make more money and quickly move to the central district, leaving the shantytown, so he had the idea of heading to the Fog Cave."

"Make more money? Then why didn’t he think of killing and robbing for money, but instead chose the more dangerous Fog Cave?"