The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’

Summer continued recalling:

"At that time, some people came to see him. I don’t remember the specifics of their conversation... All I remember is that during their talk, I overheard mentions of ’Hebolong Corporation’ and ’people like us.’"

Zhou Yuan’s heart stirred at these words. "Was your grandfather a superhuman?"

Summer shook her head. "No, but my grandfather was very strong physically. He lived to be over one hundred fifty years old and was still able to do heavy labor before he died. Moreover, all his descendants are superhumans."

Strong body, long lifespan, and all descendants are superhumans - this clearly indicated genetic modification... Zhou Yuan quickly asked, "Is his body still around?"

Night Divine Power offered a variety of Divine Arts, one of which could communicate with the dead. The only requirement was having the body, and it had to be relatively intact.

"The body? It was burned long ago. When someone dies here, we always cremate the body. The elders say burial could cause the body to mutate and turn into a terrifying creature called a zombie, which eats human flesh. These zombies carry deadly viruses - once bitten or scratched, the living also become zombies. Eventually, human-to-human transmission would lead to a terrible zombie tide."

Summer spoke with a hint of fear, "There seemed to be a zombie crisis in the old world. At that time, an entire city’s population was infected by zombies, leading to the birth of many mutant creatures. Maybe monsters like the Fungus-head and Sharp-winged Moths originated this way.

I read some related documents excavated from relics. They were quite creepy."

Cremation... that meant not even the ashes were left.