Rumbling!
A sky-shattering roar echoed, and a large swarm of giant beetles instantly turned into a cloud of white mist, vanishing.
Bang!
Zhang Chen turned and smashed another mountain-sized behemoth away.
As it flew backward, its body gradually vaporized and dissipated.
Thus, Zhang Chen charged into the monster horde, as if entering a realm devoid of any resistance. His golden warhammer danced freely, scattering insect limbs, shattered bones, and splattered ichor everywhere.
Although Zhang Chen was incredibly fierce, the allure of the biological inducer was simply too great.
Countless monsters charged forward, wave after wave, only to be battered and repelled by Zhang Chen!
"Awesome, it feels so satisfying to just cut through them!"
Zhang Chen's face was filled with excitement.
The monsters' various energy attacks, stinger assaults, and venomous sprays were all easily blocked by his sturdy shield.
Even if the golden light's energy was depleted by the monster attacks, it could quickly replenish itself.
The God of Light was practically a tank with built-in regeneration.
"Now, let's try the Spirit of Darkness!"
Zhang Chen's thoughts shifted.
Swish!
The golden light instantly transformed into black, and wisps of dark energy emanated from the Spirit of Darkness, exuding a mystical aura.
If the God of Light was an armored warrior, the Spirit of Darkness was a grim reaper cloaked in black, hovering in mid-air.
In its left hand, it held a Book of Death, and in its right, a Soul Reaper Scythe.
"Let me see the power of the Soul Reaper Scythe!"
Zhang Chen lightly swung the Soul Reaper Scythe.
Swish~
The monsters that lunged forward had almost no reaction; even the weakest mutant V-type mutated rats were unharmed, still desperately charging towards the Spirit of Darkness.
Swish!
Zhang Chen then casually swiped again.
Although this swipe was no different from the previous one, every creature touched by the Soul Reaper Scythe began to vaporize, soon turning to dust.
The colossal body shrouded by the black cloak was instantly enveloped by the surrounding white mist.
The Soul Reaper Scythe seized 60% of life force with each attack, so initially, the monsters felt their bodies weaken but still didn't stop their charge.
The second 60% life force seizure directly put an end to their lives!
Except for those monsters with extremely fast regeneration, who could barely withstand these two strikes, the third strike would inevitably seal their doom.
Simply put, as long as the Soul Reaper Scythe was swung, the death of any monster was only a matter of time!
"Phew! As expected, this battle had no technical depth; it was all over with a few casual swings of the weapon!"
Zhang Chen looked at the surrounding withered giant trees, the grass, and the countless mutated creatures slowly vaporizing and disappearing, saying with a sense of lingering anticipation.
He had expected some terrifying monsters to charge out and engage him in a three-hundred-round battle.
However, the reality was at most three rounds.
Zhang Chen didn't even get a clear look at the names or skills of the surrounding monsters before the battle ended.
Whoosh!
Zhang Chen plummeted from mid-air and landed heavily on the ground.
A group of people behind him looked at Zhang Chen, their expressions varied.
Xiao Bai and Mo Ran looked proud, puffing out their chests and looking around with smug expressions.
Their expressions seemed to say:
"See? This is my dad! He's this powerful!"
Especially Xiao Bai, who was naturally drawn to combat and the strong.
Looking at Zhang Chen now, she wished she could rush up and give him a big kiss.
Zhang Wenwen, with a face full of adoration, was performing some kind of ritual—a ritual even Zhang Chen couldn't understand.
Then, she took out a small notebook and quickly began writing and drawing in it.
She continuously muttered, "A miracle! A miracle! It's definitely a miracle!"
As for Angelina, her face was filled with worry.
Earlier, the Supreme Being had chosen to give up at the final step of ending the apocalypse, after which his temperament changed drastically.
She feared that Zhang Chen would follow in the Supreme Being's footsteps, as they were essentially the same.
If that happened... she would be left to wander the apocalypse alone once more.
As for Tang Xiaoen and the staff, their faces were as if they had seen a ghost.
They knew Zhang Chen was powerful and had prepared themselves mentally.
But when they witnessed it firsthand, they were still so shocked that their hands trembled uncontrollably.
Just a fraction of those monsters would have been enough to make the natives hide and cower, or even flee their homes immediately.
But before Zhang Chen, they were like ants, easily crushed. Zhang Chen didn't even break a sweat after the fight.
Apocalypse? That was merely an apocalypse for ordinary people.
For Zhang Chen... he was the master of this world! This was his domain!
"Let's go, we'll go visit the civilian area of the natives!"
"Perhaps we'll find something. At least capturing some hostages will give us an edge when facing Tang Houde and Xu Linna in the future!"
Zhang Chen said calmly.
"Understood, True God. Do you require the True God Sect Guard Army to be summoned? That would facilitate the capture of hostages!"
Zhang Wenwen asked respectfully.
"Yes, you decide!"
After speaking, Zhang Chen reached out, squeezed Xiao Ruan, and fed it a crystal core.
"Guji!~"
Xiao Ruan happily ate the crystal core and floated out, circling in the open space for a while.
Buzz!
A massive portal, fifty meters high and one hundred meters wide, slowly expanded from the ground.
Zhang Wenwen's expression flickered slightly; this was her contacting the True God Sect's Guard Army through her ring.
Soon, Han Shuang, riding a grayish-white rhinoceros beetle, slowly emerged from the portal.
Following him, hundreds of bug cavalry charged out in formation, shouting loudly.
Upon seeing Zhang Chen, they dismounted and saluted.
"Since everyone has mounts, that's perfect. Let's go! To the natives' stronghold!"
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
"Awooo!~"
Er Pang and Ao Xue ran over from outside the base, howling excitedly.
The main force, under the "voluntary" guidance of the staff, charged towards a plain area.
Er Pang and Ao Xue led the way, followed by swarms of rhinoceros beetle cavalry.
"This is it..."
The staff member, holding an electronic map, nervously pointed at the ground.
"Also... you mentioned earlier that you would only capture them to lure Professor Tang, not kill them, right?"
He looked at Zhang Chen and confirmed multiple times.
Before Zhang Chen could reply, Zhang Wenwen said with a cold expression:
"The True God acts according to his own will. You should focus on how to preserve your own life!"
Zhang Chen activated his Absolute Vision and scanned the area below the ground.
It was a super underground shelter, a full fifty levels deep, with plazas and residential areas on each level.
The areas closer to the surface had smaller residential units, denser populations, and smaller plazas.
The deeper sections had larger residential areas, with the last level housing only seven or eight households, enjoying an entire floor.
However, strangely, the residents of levels 1-10 had vanished.
At level 11, a strange energy fluctuation appeared, continuously devouring the surrounding residents.