“…”

Facing Fang Zheng's words, the girl's face changed slightly. She clenched her teeth tightly, as if she was being coerced by a kidnapper. Although Sayu next to her was a little embarrassed, she still stood quietly behind Fang Zheng without saying a word.

Finally, after a while, the girl seemed to give up and lowered her head.

"What do you want to ask?"

"First, your name."

"Kushiina Tian...Kushiina Tian Mian."

"So... who are you? The speed and reaction ability you just displayed are not what humans should have..."

"That……"

Facing Fang Zheng's words, Chi Ming Tian Mian hesitated for a moment, and finally, she lowered her head.

"This is the cursed fate of our clan."

Then, Kushina Tamien told Fang Zheng and Sayu everything.

Long, long ago, Chang'e Village was just an ordinary, isolated village. The villagers here were favored by wolves for generations, so they worshipped wolves as gods. After that, they became gods - a kind of existence that was neither god nor human.

As for how they became gods, since it happened so long ago, Kushina Tamien couldn't explain it clearly, but from that time on, everyone in the village became gods.

The divine man has the following characteristics.

First of all, their physical fitness and abilities in all aspects far exceed those of humans. For example, as Fang Zheng had seen before, the speed at which they ran on the street was comparable to that of a speeding motorcycle.

Secondly, the lifespan of a god-man is only half that of a human being. That is to say, ordinary humans can live to be seventy or eighty years old, but for a god-man, they are almost already old and frail when they reach the age of thirty.

The last and most fatal point is that the gods will attack humans.

According to Kushina Tamien, humans emit a very strange fragrance that only gods can smell, and gods attracted by this fragrance will attack humans. However, attacking humans does not mean eating them, but "eating" in another sense... Well, everyone knows this situation, so there is no need to explain it.

However, there is a problem. After being attacked by a god, the human will be transformed into a god. They will also have the same power as the god, and will also attack other humans... Well, to put it bluntly, this is not much different from vampires.

It is conceivable that once this matter is exposed, humans will definitely not let these gods go, so they have been strictly observing the precepts and living an isolated life in the mountains. However, with the decision to transform Chang'e Village into a satellite city, the influx of a large number of outsiders has also changed this.

Of course, the people of Chang'e Village are not without countermeasures. Chang'e Village has planted a large number of Hassaku since ancient times because the smell of Hassaku can suppress the gods' desire to attack humans. Therefore, in most cases, the gods of Chang'e Village can suppress themselves and communicate with others like ordinary people.

But this is the only way. If it were in the past when transportation was inconvenient and people lived in seclusion, this would have been enough.

But it’s different now.

This year's abnormal climate has caused a poor harvest of Basaku, which has reduced the number of Basaku used to suppress the desires of the gods. Not only that, due to the influx of outsiders, the residents of Chang'e Village have more and more opportunities to come into contact with outsiders. Of course, if it were just this, it would be fine, but what if the two sides developed feelings for each other?

For example, if someone falls in love with a god in Chang'e Village, once they kiss, the former will be infected and then become a god - yes, just kissing can turn an ordinary person into a god. This also means that the secret of the god will be completely exposed, because the human who is turned into a god may also attack other people.

In order to avoid such things from happening, the gods in Chang'e Village also have their own rules, which is that once someone wants to attack humans, whether out of love or instinct, they will be regarded as a "fallen wolf" and then killed completely.

Tian Mian is the daughter of the village chief and the hunter in charge of the discipline. The woman she was chasing before had violated the discipline and became a "fallen wolf", so Tian Mian wanted to kill her.

After listening to what Kushina Tamae said, Fang Zheng remained silent, while Sayu was completely confused and could not believe what she heard.

"So... please leave here. This is our problem. We will solve it ourselves..."

"That won't do."

Fang Zheng shook his head and interrupted what Chi Ming Tian Mian was saying. He stared at Chi Ming Tian Mian and spoke.

"I am not afraid to tell you that, in fact, there are already monsters in the outside world that disguise themselves as humans to attack humans, and this has already been discovered by the government."

"Why?"

Upon hearing this, Kushina Tamae's face froze, and even Sayu was shocked.

"Is that so? Mr. Founder?"

"Yes, I also have my own intelligence channels. After Ida called me, I went to investigate. Now the cabinet has formed a special operations headquarters to deal with these monsters who disguise themselves as humans and attack humans."

"That's not what we did!"

Kushina Tamien screamed and stood up.

"We don't have..."

“This isn’t just your problem.”

Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"In short, you have to know that due to the influence of these monsters, the government no longer simply regards vampires, werewolves or other messed-up things as simple superstitions, but treats them as real threats that do exist in reality. And you... um, sorry, in my opinion, your threat is quite high."

"is that so?"

Hearing this, Sayu looked at Fang Zheng in confusion.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, but I don't think Miss Kushinada poses much of a threat."

"That's because they have been isolated from the world before, but can you guarantee that they will remain isolated from the world?"

Having said this, Fang Zheng shook his head.

"Think about it, if there is a god in this village and he runs to Kamurocho, with the ability to transform others into gods just by kissing, how many humans will be left in Kamurocho?"

"this……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Sayu was stunned for a moment, then thought carefully... and then her face suddenly turned pale.

There would be no one left alive!

"The infection is irreversible, unpreventable, and highly contagious. If I were a senior government official and knew that such a group of people existed, I would either isolate them all or exterminate them all. Although the physical fitness of gods and men is very strong, they are no match for airplanes, cannons, and steel torrents."

“…”

At this moment, Chi Ming Tian Mian was completely speechless. Her face was ashen and her whole body was shaking.

"Please, please...please keep it a secret for us...please, otherwise..."

"There's no point in keeping it secret, and my actions this time are recorded. If I report now that everything is normal here, and an attack breaks out here tomorrow, then I will be the one who's in trouble, right?"

Fang Zheng certainly wouldn't nod so easily. Besides, just like he said, what good would it do to keep it secret? Moreover, he was sure that there might be a group of people secretly investigating Chang'e City. If he reported that everything was normal here, but was betrayed, that would be really bad luck.

However... Fang Zheng is not completely without a solution.

"By the way, I have something to ask you."

"……What's up?"

"Is the god you believe in the Chang'e Wolf?"

"Yes……"

"So, what exactly is Chang'e Wolf?"

"This... I don't know either."

Facing Fang Zheng's question, Kushina Tianmian shook his head.

"Um……"

Looking at the girl in front of him, Fang Zheng touched his chin and then frowned.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, do you have any ideas?"

Looking at Fang Zheng's expression, Sayu asked curiously, and Fang Zheng nodded.

"Yes, there is actually a way to solve this problem. Assuming that the God-man is a curse of some mysterious existence, then we just need to find the real body and lift the curse. In other words, as long as the God-man becomes a human being and is no longer contagious and dangerous, there will be no danger even if we report it truthfully."

"But how do we do this?"

"I think the root of everything lies with that Chang'e Wolf. Tomorrow, we will go to the shrine as planned and see if we can find any clues."

Having said this, Fang Zheng nodded to Kushina Tianmian.

"You can go now."

“…”

Chi Ming Tian Mian stood up and walked out silently. However, just when she reached the door, Fang Zheng suddenly remembered something and slapped his head again.

"Oh, by the way, there is one more thing I want to ask you."

"W-what is it?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's voice, Chi Ming Tian Mian was frightened and trembled again. He turned around and looked at Fang Zheng with a pale face.

"Why are you so afraid of me?"

Staring at Chi Ming Tian Mian, Fang Zheng asked this question that puzzled him for a long time.

"Gods can smell the special fragrance of humans, but you are scared to death of me. Do I stink?"

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his arm and smelled himself - there was no smell, everything was normal?

Hearing this question, Kushina Tamae hesitated for a moment, but still answered.

"It's not the smell, it's... the scent."

"breath?"

"Yes, although I can't describe it, a very terrifying aura emanates from you. To be honest, even if I stand here now, I want to run away immediately. It's as if I will die at any time if I stay with you - now my heart is beating very fast, and I even feel a little breathless...

“Hmm…ah…!”

Hearing this, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized.

He finally understood what was going on.

Fang Zheng had forgotten that although his abilities were sealed, he was the real person who traveled through time.

What is the essence of Founder?

Time Dragon!!

Although Fang Zheng did not fully release the dragon's might, the dragon's aura alone was enough to keep many things away.

For example, Fang Zheng would never run into any bugs when he was outside. Even the most ferocious wild cats and dogs in the city would lie down and expose their bellies when they saw him. This was the aura of the dragon itself. Not to mention wild cats and dogs, even if Fang Zheng walked alone in the mountains or Jurassic Park without restraining his aura, even the Tyrannosaurus Rex would have to take a detour when seeing him.

The villagers here were more like half-beasts, such as werewolves, rather than humans. So it was not surprising that they could sense the aura of the Time Dragon from Fang Zheng.

No wonder they seemed to be trying to avoid me wherever I went. It seemed that in their eyes, Fang Zheng was no different from the giant beast that swaggered into Tokyo in the Ultraman animation.

"You can go now."

After figuring out what was going on, Fang Zheng nodded to Chi Ming Tian Mian, who immediately opened the door and rushed out as if escaping - well, it seemed that she really didn't want to stay by his side for a moment.

"What should we do next, Mr. Founder?"

"First, go to the shrine to investigate and verify a hypothesis."

"guess?"

“That’s right…”

At this point, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes. He was not sure yet which direction this world would develop in. If Chang'e Wolf and the curse really existed, then Fang Zheng would also have a judgment on the upper limit of the power of this world - that is, it was very likely that something supernatural would appear.

But if this is just some kind of genetic mutation or an infectious disease like Hinamizawa syndrome, then it means that the limitations of this world are still within the scope of humans.

After all, whether it is werewolves or vampires, they can actually be explained by science.

But things like gods and monsters are another matter...