Creatures in the apocalyptic world almost had no fear.
It wasn't because they didn't understand fear, but because they hadn't encountered anything that could make them exceptionally afraid. When Zhang Chen rampaged through the apocalypse, he imprinted this bone-chilling fear into their genes.
Those who dared to charge at Zhang Chen without fear had no chance of passing on their genes to the next generation.
Only those creatures that understood fear could survive.
"As expected of a true god, even the monsters of the Monster Forest are afraid!"
Lian Ke secretly glanced at Zhang Chen's profile, her heart filled with excitement.
Centaurs were natural warriors and possessed an innate reverence for the strong.
Zhang Chen had undoubtedly become the most towering and revered being in her heart.
"Of course, this is a true god, our master!"
Miao Qi said with a proud expression.
The group proceeded towards the core area of the Monster Forest.
Along the way, the giant insects and mutated creatures in the vicinity all gave them a wide berth, and no creature dared to appear within Zhang Chen's sight.
Thus, they reached the core area smoothly.
It was a small, elevated hill, stretching for dozens of kilometers, covered with trees, and a clear spring flowed down, forming a crystal-clear small pool in a hollow.
"This place is so beautiful with its mountains and clear waters. If there were no terrifying monsters around, it would truly be a good place to settle!"
Lian Ke cupped the pool water in her hands and murmured to herself.
"Strange, as the most core area of the Monster Forest, there are no monsters!"
Miao Ke crouched on the branches of a giant tree, surveying the surroundings.
The monsters would indeed evade Zhang Chen, but they would have a process of escape. Everyone could almost sense the presence of monsters nearby, they just didn't dare to show themselves.
But this time it was different. From this point onwards, for more than ten kilometers, there were no monsters at all.
There were no birds in the sky, nor any traces of insects or mutated animals moving on the ground.
It was as if the terrifying Monster Forest abruptly stopped in this area.
The legendary most terrifying core zone turned out to be a scene of peace!
This was somewhat unbelievable.
"Hmm? Someone?!"
Miao Ke was about to jump down from the tree when she suddenly saw a few small black dots moving slowly in the distance.
"Master, there are people in the distance!"
Miao Ke hurriedly reported.
"Yes, I sensed them. They also came through a teleportation gate, and they just arrived!"
Zhang Chen nodded and said.
"But... how can there be people here? And a teleportation gate? That means they must have been here before, otherwise, how could they have established a teleportation gate?!"
Miao Ke frowned, utterly perplexed.
How did those people discover that the center of the Monster Forest was a safe zone?
And how did they reach here through the vast death zone surrounding it?!
"No wonder the Monster Forest, which hadn't grown much for hundreds of years, suddenly began to expand wildly, and there were multiple incidents of towns being directly swallowed."
"It seems the expansion of the Monster Forest is not accidental, but someone is behind it?"
Lian Ke exclaimed in surprise.
"Whatever it is, we'll know once we go and see!"
Zhang Chen spread his hands.
The three little cats nimbly leaped into Zhang Chen's arms.
The waists of these little cats were extremely soft, and with a slight squeeze, they seemed to compress, as if they were liquid.
"Come!"
Zhang Chen hugged Miao Ke and Miao Qi with one arm, and Miao Yin with the other. With some space left, he smiled at Lian Ke.
"I... can I too?"
Lian Ke transformed back into her human form, blushing, and walked to Zhang Chen's side, being held tightly in his sturdy arm.
"Let's go!"
With a flash, the five of them appeared several kilometers away.
Soon, they were behind the small black dots in the distance.
"It's people from the Mother God Cult?!"
When Miao Ke saw the attire of these people, she was even more astonished.
In her opinion, the Mother God Cult, a sect that worshipped a non-existent false god, was a fringe sect and could not possibly possess such strength.
If it were the Black Tail Swallow Legion appearing here, she would have found it understandable.
But followers of the Mother God Cult here? There must be something wrong!
"These guys were going to attack the Elf Kingdom before, and they said they had big plans!"
"Considering the current situation, they weren't bragging; they must be brewing a shocking plan!"
Zhang Chen narrowed his eyes and said with interest.