"But… the plant's root system is underground. Unless we have digging equipment, it's impossible to excavate to its core!"
An engineer beside him said with a helpless expression.
"Heh, you're overthinking it. Even with digging equipment, you wouldn't be able to reach its core."
"This core connects to all the plants on the surface, extending thousands of meters below ground."
"The difficulty of excavation is immense. Moreover… the surrounding monsters wouldn't just watch you dig idly."
Zhang Wenwen said with a smile.
"Then what should we do? Does that mean we can't change the ecosystem here, and the apocalypse will continue forever?"
The engineer said with despair.
"Continuing on like this isn't necessarily bad. This ecosystem is very helpful for us to understand human genes and improve our scientific level in the field of biochemistry, for example, their regenerative ability…"
"If it could be applied to medicine, wouldn't it be equivalent to everyone being able to heal themselves, free from the torment of injuries?"
The chief medical officer squatted on the ground, looking at a dark red flower ball.
Zhang Wenwen glanced at her, then turned to the engineer and said,
"It might be unsolvable for you, but for the devout believers of the True God, none of this is a problem!"
Upon hearing Zhang Wenwen's words, everyone else looked at her with disbelief.
It was true that Zhang Wenwen was powerful, but digging the ground… was she going to smash through the ground with energy beams? That would be too difficult!
Moreover… what did this have to do with whether one believed in the True God devoutly or not?
While everyone was in wonder.
Zhang Wenwen clasped her hands together and murmured, as if praying to the True God.
Suddenly, she spread her hands apart, and a vial of potion appeared in her palms, which had been empty moments before.
"This potion appeared out of nowhere?!"
"It… it seems so. Before, when her hands were clasped, she wasn't holding anything, and her palms were together. It's impossible to hide such a large vial of potion!"
"No way, could it be that the True God truly exists and can bestow items?!"
"The leader of this True God Cult is much more reliable than that Light and Dark Society. The latter is just a big fraud, but this one… this is a genuine miracle!"
"Yes, since the Light and Dark Society was founded, apart from their legends, I haven't seen a single miracle. At most, a window became a bit brighter."
"But the True God Cult is different. Fighting monsters bare-handed, making objects appear from nothing – besides a god, who else could do such things?!"
"However, a vial of potion… what does that have to do with digging?"
As everyone was discussing,
Zhang Wenwen unscrewed the potion bottle and sprinkled the liquid onto the solid ground.
Then she produced two metal rods and inserted them into the ground, and a teleportation portal instantly opened.
Zhang Wenwen walked into the teleportation portal, sprinkled a bit of drill worm pheromones on the other end, and then walked back.
After waiting for a moment.
Dozens of drill worm larvae rushed out of the teleportation portal like a mad swarm and then began digging into the ground.
These drill worms had energy on their bodies that could turn soil into fluid, and they burrowed downwards.
Soon, a tunnel leading to the core was dug.
After completing the task, the drill worms flew back to the apocalyptic world through the teleportation portal.
"What happened?"
"It seems monsters flew in from another world!"
"Could it be… that what Cult Leader Zhang Wenwen said about coming from a higher-dimensional world is true?!"
"Is she herself a deity? This is too powerful!"
"Months of work for large-scale excavation equipment, and she finished it in over ten minutes?!"
"Praise the True God, praise the True God!"
Seeing Zhang Wenwen's methods, everyone had to believe that the True God was real.
As long as one believed devoutly, blessings would surely be received.
A layer of energy shield emitting a pale yellow halo suddenly appeared on Zhang Wenwen's body, and then she directly slid down into the cave from the opening.
Everyone dared not enter. After all, this cave was thousands of meters deep. Sliding down like this, even if they miraculously survived, climbing out would be a problem.
Moreover, who knew what more terrifying monsters might be inside.
Even when wearing a powered exoskeleton, they didn't feel any sense of security on this dangerous ground.
Let alone venturing underground.
Time passed minute by minute. After Zhang Wenwen entered the underground cave, there was no more news of her.
The surrounding search teams and soldiers began busily constructing defensive fortifications.
For every minute Zhang Wenwen didn't return, this place was in danger.
They had to hold their ground to ensure Zhang Wenwen's mission was completed.
The aerial shelter had already descended, and the fuel was insufficient to return it to the stratosphere.
Therefore, this mission had no turning back; it could only succeed.
"They're here again, everyone be careful!"
Suddenly, a sentry soldier shouted.
Then, a dense line of dark shadows appeared on the nearby hills.
"They must have sensed the core being threatened, so they've come to reinforce us. Everyone, hold the defensive line!"
"Absolutely do not let the monsters enter the underground cave!"
Captain Marco shouted.
"Yes!"
The search team and soldiers responded and immediately took to their defensive positions.
Watching the monsters surge forward like a tide, everyone's palms began to sweat, and their hearts pounded almost out of their chests.
As the monster tide drew closer, the entire ground trembled…
"Open fire, fire at will, repel them!"
The city defense captain roared from the side.
Da da da! Da da da!
Bullets shot out like raindrops, falling into the monster horde, but they were unable to stop their advance.
One hundred meters, fifty meters, the monsters drew closer, on the verge of close combat.
At this critical moment, suddenly, the monsters in the front row cried out in agony and toppled over.
The monsters behind them also lost their vitality one after another. Their bodies rolled forward with inertia for a while before finally stopping.
"Look! The Mana Flowers are withering!"
The radiant Mana Flowers suddenly dimmed, their leaves began to wither, turning to ash and scattering.
Subsequently, large patches of monster corpses began to rot and decay, their flesh and blood merging into the soil.
A large amount of energy was released, and the earth seemed to be gradually awakening.
The terrifying ecosystem was destroyed, and the original Earth's ecosystem was slowly recovering.
Suddenly, a beam of light flashed from mid-air.
Everyone looked up and saw Zhang Wenwen floating in the air, holding a fragment emitting golden light.
"The True God blesses you!"
Zhang Wenwen said slowly in mid-air, then a teleportation portal appeared, and she and the portal vanished into the sky.