Gongsun Qitian nodded his head.
He had been sitting on the grass, but now he stood up.
He looked around with a serious tone, "There is a horrifying legend on Shengtian Island about a group of beings who can't even be considered human anymore, only monsters. Have you heard of it?"
With these words, an eerie aura made everyone shrink their necks.
Huo Wu spoke softly, "Are you talking about Leprosy Village? Back in the early twentieth century, the authorities captured thousands of leprosy patients to prevent them from infecting the public, and sent them by boat to Shengtian Island."
"They were even taken to a remote area and left there to fend for themselves."
"So many leprosy patients started chopping down trees and built a small village, called Leprosy Village. They even reproduced over several generations, but it is said they were affected by some unknown toxic gases and substances..."
