"First, deploy the combat teams to establish a defensive line, and then the aerial shelter will gradually descend!"
The aerial commander issued orders in an orderly fashion.
After days of brainwashing, they were all obedient to Zhang Wenwen.
Even though a few individuals still didn't believe Zhang Wenwen's claims of divine protection and the reappearance of miracles, they dared not show it.
After all, they had just experienced the rule of the Light and Darkness Society. If anyone dared to question the God of Light and Darkness during that period, they would face a baptism.
The so-called baptism involved tying a person to a pillar and then placing a convex lens in front of them to focus sunlight onto a single point on their body.
It would quickly scorch the skin and then penetrate the flesh.
Moreover, as the sun's position shifted, the burn wound would gradually expand.
It was an extremely cruel form of punishment.
Compared to Zhang Wenwen's absolute annihilation for the slightest disagreement, this kind of torture was more merciful.
"Combat teams, stand by. Deploy the repaired city defense mechs into battle as well!"
"This battle is crucial; we must give it our all!"
Marco stood before the search teams, boosting their morale.
"Yes!"
Everyone's spirits were high.
They had been constantly suppressed by monsters for so long, and now they finally had the chance to return to the surface and live normal lives.
For this, they were willing to pay with their lives.
Some even felt that it was better to die in a glorious battle than to live in perpetual fear.
This way, their deaths would at least be more meaningful.
"Speaking of which, will the True God really protect us?"
"I don't know. Anyway, the God of Light and Darkness never protected us, or why else would we not dare to return to the surface for so many years?"
"Who cares? The Cult Master is at least much better than the people from the Light and Darkness Society. Before, whenever there was trouble, we were the ones at the forefront, and the people from the Light and Darkness Society never even went to the surface. This time, at least the Cult Master has come to the surface with us."
"The Cult Master is already very strong. Since she's willing to be at the very front of the team, what do we have to worry about?!"
"In any case, I think the True God Cult is more reliable than the Light and Darkness Society. The Light and Darkness Society would never make such a bold decision as returning to the surface; they only liked to indulge themselves, exploit the common people, and exile the elderly. They were utterly inhuman."
As they spoke, the elevator slowly descended closer to the ground.
It was fine when they were above the clouds, but now they were only a hundred meters from the surface.
The ground was covered with a dense swarm of monsters, making people's scalps tingle.
"I'll scout ahead. Don't disappoint me, True God dislikes followers without courage!"
As Zhang Wenwen spoke, she stepped onto the railing, leaned back, and plummeted downwards.
"Cult Master?"
"Huh? It's still over a hundred meters down. Falling like this... won't she..."
"Should we go back? The Cult Master is gone..."
"Even with divine protection, it shouldn't be like this, right..."
Everyone watched the direction Zhang Wenwen fell with trepidation. Some even closed their eyes, unable to bear witnessing the gruesome scene that was about to unfold.
*Bang!*
A muffled sound was heard.
The monsters around were forced back a few steps by the shockwave generated by Zhang Wenwen's landing.
"The Cult Master isn't dead?!"
"The Cult Master is still alive?! Long live the Cult Master!"
"Could it be that the Cult Master truly has divine protection?! Praise the True God!"
Everyone cheered in unison.
"But... with just her, against so many monsters... can she hold them off?"
Someone asked worriedly.
However, as soon as his voice fell, Zhang Wenwen put his mind at ease with her actions.
*Bang!*
*Boom!*
Facing these monsters, Zhang Wenwen didn't even need to use her luck talent.
Her basic energy talent attacks were enough!
[Core Resonance]: Consumes ten cores to resonate with the energy core within the target, dealing massive damage to the target!
The resonance effect also affects other targets within a five-meter radius of the target, and can connect up to 100 resonant targets simultaneously!
Damage increases with level!
The most basic common talent area damage skill!
With a forceful swing of her hands, an invisible energy spread out, bouncing back and forth between the bodies of the surrounding monsters.
These monsters were very similar to the monsters in the apocalypse and possessed the same energy cores.
However, they were relatively weaker.
Furthermore, these monsters shared a characteristic: powerful regenerative abilities.
As long as their energy cores remained intact, their bodies could recover quickly from any severe damage.
But similarly, the energy core was also their greatest weakness.
Once the core was destroyed, their physical bodies would also perish.
And Zhang Wenwen's Core Resonance directly attacked the monsters' energy cores.
*Puchi!*
As the surrounding monsters rushed towards Zhang Wenwen, they instantly disintegrated into dust, without even a chance to revive.
Thus, waves of monsters charged forward relentlessly.
Zhang Wenwen, standing in place, casually swung her arms, pulverizing wave after wave of charging monsters into a bloody pulp.
By the time the elevator completely landed on the ground, the surrounding monsters had already been annihilated by Zhang Wenwen alone.
Only some palm-sized creatures remained, posing no threat to humans whatsoever.
"I can sense the energy emanating from the root system of this flower!"
Zhang Wenwen slowly walked towards a giant flower that the monsters had been desperately rushing towards, expanding her senses to their maximum.
Soon, she let out a sigh of relief and said,
"I know!"
"Know what?"
The Chief Medical Officer had long wanted to come to the surface to collect experimental materials personally.
So, taking advantage of this opportunity, she descended with the collection team, protected by several soldiers.
"The ecosystem of this world is fascinating. Ultimately, plants are the biggest bosses!"
"The purpose of these monsters is to send all the absorbed energy to this flower, and this flower can then produce countless fruits."
"And these fruits are those monsters."
"In the end, the entire apocalypse was caused by these plants!"
As Zhang Wenwen spoke, she casually plucked a red fruit and squeezed it with force, revealing a young monster.
However, it hadn't even opened its eyes, and its body had just fully developed.
"You're saying... these monsters are produced by plants?!"
Captain Marco asked in shock.
"That's right, and these plants are not the ultimate. The final controller of the surface ecosystem should be a core where their energy transmission is connected!"
"If it's destroyed, the apocalypse can be completely ended, and all life energy will be released back."
"The entire world will be saved!"
Zhang Wenwen stated calmly.
The decades-long apocalypse that had plagued humanity was easily deciphered by Zhang Wenwen at a glance.