Man Eater Fiend Apocalypse

The Man Eater Fiend Apocalypse is one of the apocalypses that destroyed the Original World in the first timeline. This apocalypse is comparable to a typical zombie apocalypse.

## Characteristics

This apocalypse is characterized by **Man Eater Fiends**, which are created when a human is infected with the apocalypse's particular virus. The infected suffer from "Man Eater Fiend Syndrome," in which they lose their consciousness and suffer an intense craving for human flesh. The only known exception at this time is Ye Fei Li. When faced with a Man Eater Fiend, one should kill it by any means possible, such as breaking its neck, though Gu Qing Shan says the best method is to blow up its head.

### Man Eater Fiends

Those who are wounded by the Infected, such as through scratches or bites, will also become infected, eventually transforming into Man Eater Fiends. Infected humans are capable of losing all of their organs yet still remaining alive. People with a stronger constitution are less likely to be infected, and although this variant is highly transmissable, it does not evolve.

Man Eater Fiends can grow to the level of a Stage 3 Professionist. These fiends will turn completely black as a sign of their maturity.

### Man Killer Fiends

In the evolved variant of the virus, all humans are equally susceptible to infection. Those who are infected are unable to produce any dopamine, even with the help of drugs, except when they kill another living thing. As such, they feel a compulsive desire to kill anything that they see. The virus is airborne and its hosts are capable of uniquely evolving through eating. Although they exhibit sentience and reasoning, it is difficult to keep their memories and self from when they were human, and they disdain human attachments and pleasures. Ye Fei Li is the only known successful case.

Man Killer Fiends possess rapid regeneration and grow at a rapid rate, but each stage of evolution is one stage weaker than its Professionist counterpart. For example, a stage 6 Man Killer Fiend has about the same power as a stage 5 Professionist.

#### Notable Man Killer Fiends

All Man Killer Fiends possess unique evolutions and abilities.

* Ye Fei Li (Former; Evolved)
* **Corpse Mountain Fiend:** A fat Man Killer Fiend that enjoyed an appearance of grandeur, stacking human corpses up in mountains for it to sit at the top, and keeping Man Eater Fiends around to feed as pets. It has a notably high defense.
* **Slab of Flesh:** A slab of flesh with no facial features or limbs. It has the ability to grow blades of flesh to harpoon prey, as well as mental interference that allows it to control other Man Eater Fiends. It uses Man Eater Fiends to carry itself around. It can use telepathy and launch mental attacks that pull the target into a mental world, where it tortures them.
* **Plague Fiend:** A slow-moving skeleton with rotting scraps of meat still attached. It emits a plague wherever it walks.

## Story

### Warning Signs

Gu Qing Shan and Zhang Ying Hao discover an Infected in the basement of a casino, where the higher-ups kept it for study due to interest in its undying nature. Gu Qing Shan then warns Zhang Ying Hao about the coming apocalypse.

After being informed of the situation, Impartial Goddess confirms the initial appearance of the virus at various hospitals and begins to take countermeasures.

### Advent

The Man Eater Fiend Apocalypse's true breakout results in riots and chaos across the world.

### Resolution

Impartial Goddess releases information to different countries, enabling them to prepare countermeasures ahead of time. This prevents a total outbreak. In the Confederate, she coordinates mobile mechs, the army, and hired Professionists to rescue those caught in the calamity. Gu Qing Shan strikes a deal with Ye Fei Li to help him hunt down Man Killer Fiends and achieve a perfect evolution, so that Ye Fei Li can regain his full rationality and Gu Qing Shan can deal with the apocalypse. Over time, Ye Fei Li gradually hunts all remaining Man Killer Fiends down.

## Trivia

* A Man Killer Fiend's characteristics – such as their red eyes – cannot be changed by genetic modification.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 97
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 183
3. ↑ Chapter 129
4. ↑ Chapter 131
5. ↑ Chapter 133
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Chapter 132
7. ↑ Chapter 188
8. ↑ Chapter 122
9. ↑ Chapter 135
10. ↑ Chapter 303