"I just checked, there was an air combat base nearby. Although it fell five years ago, maybe we can get lucky and find something!"
"It's not impossible that those survivors, while searching for supplies, might have already found usable aircraft!"
Tang Xiaoen said, looking at the map.
His electronic map could be updated by year, and he was currently looking at a map from five years ago.
"Hmm, let's try our luck then. If not, we can always go to the air combat base ourselves!"
Zhang Chen said.
"Alright, let's set off now!"
Zhang Wenwen nodded, and together with Angelina, they rode Aoxue and charged ahead.
Zhang Chen held Xiaobai in front and was hugged by Mo Ran from behind as they rode Erpang closely behind.
At the very rear were Tang Xiaoen and his group, sprinting on the ground.
After all, no one knew if they would find aircraft. If they didn't, they would still have to run over 4,500 kilometers!
They needed to conserve energy, so if they could avoid flying, they would.
The group rushed straight towards the direction of the survivor camp.
After running for about ten kilometers, Zhang Wenwen suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong? Why aren't we moving?"
Xiaobai asked with a pout. She was enjoying the feeling of the wind when they suddenly braked hard.
"There are enemies nearby, and very strong ones!"
Zhang Wenwen said in a low voice.
At this moment, Aoxue and Erpang both pricked up their ears, staring intently at the dark forest nearby.
"Is there something?"
Tang Xiaoen signaled for the team to stop as well and asked quietly.
"Shh!"
Angelina impatiently made a gesture to Tang Xiaoen, then focused all her attention on the forest.
*Crackle... crackle...*
A slow, rhythmic sound gradually emerged.
It was the sound of the monster stepping on dry branches and fallen leaves.
"Very strong bio-energy!"
Zhang Chen nodded and jumped off Erpang's back.
Xiaobai and Mo Ran stood by Zhang Chen's sides, one on his left and one on his right, both getting into a ready stance.
Currently, Xiaobai had absorbed the World Destroyer and truly gained the strength of a mutated Type IX bio-human.
Mo Ran had also evolved to her ultimate stage, and after absorbing Shi La's spider swarm, she had successfully regained her status as the Spider Queen.
These two were definitely at the top of the food chain in the apocalypse.
Coupled with Zhang Chen...
It would be difficult to find another combination like this in the entire apocalypse.
"Roar..."
A faint halo slowly approached from a distance.
As the figure drew nearer, Zhang Chen saw that it was a giant creature, about seven or eight meters tall at the shoulder, resembling a reindeer.
However, its antlers were all thorny spikes, and it had over half a meter of long, massive fangs protruding from its mouth.
Such an appearance indicated that this guy was definitely not a herbivore.
"Roar..."
The monster roared again and slowly stopped in front of everyone.
If Zhang Chen were enormous enough, he should be able to distinguish different monster roars.
Just like how the sounds of cows, sheep, and deer are definitely different.
However, when monsters reach a certain size, their sounds all turn into deafening roars, and only subtle differences can be discerned.
"Hiss!"
Mo Ran's two silk projectiles quickly transformed into two long swords, and her black evening gown turned into black armor.
"Roar~"
The monster tilted its head, looking at them, as if waiting for something.
"Hmm?"
Mo Ran suddenly paused, then slowly reverted her armor back to its evening gown state.
"It seems to be asking for an exchange..."
"You can understand monsters?" Xiaobai asked Mo Ran with envy and jealousy.
"Yes, I can understand the general meaning, and I can only do so after my last metamorphosis!"
"Not all mutated animals, but I can generally understand its words!"
Mo Ran said.
"Exchange? Exchange for what?"
"Are there still monsters in this world that reason?"
Zhang Wenwen asked with surprise.
"It says it wants a sacrifice, to exchange life for energy!"
Mo Ran explained.
At the same time, she lightly touched the ground with her right hand.
Immediately, a tank-sized earth spider emerged from the soil and silently walked towards the monster.
Zhang Chen patted his head, then turned to Tang Xiaoen and asked,
"How long has your Progress Faction's database not been updated? You don't even have information on such monsters?"
He now knew that the prompts were the Progress Faction's doing, so he no longer held back and asked directly.
"That... ever since we went into seclusion in the walled city, the collection of information on apocalyptic creatures has basically stagnated... After all, survival is the priority, isn't it?"
"A doctor can taste various herbs to test their toxicity and medicinal properties, but as for the monsters in the apocalypse... many times, by the time we see them, we don't get a chance to bring back information alive!"
"As for intelligent ones like these... including the creatures that arranged the model's limbs into patterns before... we've never seen them..."
"Perhaps... in the apocalypse, monsters are also constantly evolving and mutating..."
"However... speaking of which, you have the meteorites of creation and destruction within you. You should know more about these mutations and evolutions than I do!"
Tang Xiaoen quickly waved his hands to explain, and in the end, pushed the question back to Zhang Chen.
"Destruction... and creation... Right!"
Prompted by Tang Xiaoen, Zhang Chen suddenly realized.
Ever since he possessed the meteorite core, he had only been doing destructive things.
Improving his strength, speed, various abilities, and in the future, he would reactivate his skills.
But the meteorite's other ability was creation!
Currently, the only manifestation of Zhang Chen using his creation ability was healing and cell regeneration.
However, this level of use was vastly different from creation.
His mind must also contain many energy constructs related to creation, but they were currently dormant in his memory, waiting to be reactivated!
"Ah!"
Zhang Wenwen exclaimed.
Zhang Chen quickly turned his head to look at the monster.
He saw the monster open its large mouth and savagely tear into the earth spider.
Under Mo Ran's command, the latter endured the pain and offered no resistance, allowing itself to be torn apart bit by bit by the monster and swallowed whole.
After the monster finished eating, the energy within its body suddenly began to circulate rapidly. An energy emanated from its body, slowly gathering and condensing in front of its forehead.
After a few minutes, a shining golden crystal hovered in mid-air before slowly descending.
"Is this... a Transcendent Core? The core needed for Transcendent beings to upgrade to Inheritors! And not just one, but one hundred aggregated together!"
Zhang Chen exclaimed.
This was because as he understood the monster's energy constructs, the prompt, which had been delayed, finally appeared.