“How… how is this possible? My entire army has vaporized?”
“You… how did you do it?”
The leader of the Nile people, watching his forces in chaotic retreat, asked with feigned composure.
He knew it was too late to run now.
Moreover, as the leader of the Nile people, he had to face death with some dignity.
Zhang Chen did not answer, and snapped his fingers again.
*Snap!*
“You… you haven’t answered my question yet…”
The leader of the Nile people was surprised that Zhang Chen wouldn’t even bother with pleasantries and went straight for the kill.
In his panic, before he could finish his sentence, he completely vanished into thin air.
Zhang Chen had activated Soul Burn at level 7, greatly increasing his attack range.
For fellow轮回者 (reincarnators) of the same era, Zhang Chen was like a Bug.
This was because anyone with a lower level than Zhang Chen would be instantly killed by a single snap of his fingers.
And Zhang Chen happened to be the highest-level existence among the轮回者 of the same batch…
Any enemy in front of Zhang Chen was merely like an ant.
After Zhang Chen eliminated the main force of the Nile people, the followers of the True God Cult seized the opportunity to pursue and kill the remaining Nile people.
After this battle, by absorbing the crystal cores from most of the Nile people, the Revival Camp and the True God Cult’s strength grew once more.
“Greetings, True God…”
Li Bingyu, along with Tan Sibao and other protectors of the True God Cult, prostrated themselves before Zhang Chen.
Zheng Hao, as a divine envoy, was exempt from kneeling and stood smiling beside Zhang Chen.
“Rise, all of you. I was just passing by to check on you!”
Zhang Chen said with a smile.
Li Bingyu and the others respectfully stood up.
Zhang Chen took stock of the supplies. In this battle, he had only killed over 5,000 main force Nile people.
Most of the scattered Nile people were dealt with by the True God Cult followers.
The total spoils included: [Energy Concentration Crystal Core] * 9.8 million + 2.94 million (30% triggered Light Blessing), [An Unprocessed Energy Core] * 2, [Directly Absorbable Energy Crystal] * 1.
As for the other miscellaneous items, Zhang Chen simply left them on the ground for the True God Cult followers to gleefully open like blind boxes.
[Directly Absorbable Energy Crystal]: Contains a large amount of biological energy. Upon use, you will directly obtain [Energy Concentration Crystal Core] * 500,000!
Zhang Chen then proceeded to dismantle the [Unprocessed Energy Core].
*Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 10 Modification Points, and no skills!*
*Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 10 Modification Points, and no skills!*
Unfortunately, the hunchbacked old man’s [Voodoo] skill couldn’t be extracted, otherwise, it would have been a great asset.
Seeing the True God Cult followers scrambling for the scattered supply boxes on the ground, Zheng Hao quickly pulled Zhang Chen aside and whispered:
“Actually… I wish you had taken all those low-level equipment and given them to Zhao Longchuan, rather than leaving them here for the followers.”
“After all, you and I both know that we are not aiming to build an army that eats and waits for death, an army that constantly needs the True God’s protection.”
“But rather an army that can fight tough battles and strive for self-improvement!”
“If they get used to being given handouts, it’s like lions in a zoo getting used to being fed by tourists; they’ll lose their ferocity!”
“After all, no matter how hard they try to become stronger, they will never be as strong as you. They just need to wait for you to make a move when something happens, and then they can reap the rewards with little effort… This is definitely not a good thing.”
Zhang Chen nodded and patted Zheng Hao’s arm, smiling:
“I understand. In fact, even without me, you could have won this battle. These spoils will be yours sooner or later!”
Zheng Hao nodded with a smile and said nothing more.
At this moment, Bai Hanlin, standing nearby, suddenly exclaimed excitedly.
“Leader, how did you find such a treasure?”
Zhang Chen followed the sound and looked.
He saw Bai Hanlin cradling Xiao Ruan with obvious affection, as if admiring a precious work of art. Xiao Ruan, however, had its eyes closed and turned its head away with a look of disdain.
“Uh… this… it’s a long story!”
Zhang Chen said.
Although Bai Hanlin couldn't see the internal energy lines of Xiao Ruan directly like Zhang Chen, his ability allowed him to vaguely sense Xiao Ruan’s uniqueness. He seemed to feel that Xiao Ruan’s large eyes could connect to parallel worlds, serving as an inexhaustible source of energy.
Feeling Bai Hanlin’s fingers constantly rubbing against its skin, Xiao Ruan’s eight legs were so awkward they almost dug a three-bedroom apartment.
“Uh… perhaps I should handle this!”
Zhang Chen reached out and took Xiao Ruan. The latter immediately burrowed into Zhang Chen’s pocket and refused to come out.
“Uh… I’ve never seen such a magical creature. Just let me look, just one more look!”
Bai Hanlin pleaded with visible reluctance.
“One look, you say!”
Seeing Bai Hanlin’s pleading gaze, Zhang Chen couldn’t help but soften his heart and took Xiao Ruan out again.
Bai Hanlin reached out and lightly touched Xiao Ruan, then gently tapped its eyelid.
Instantly, a spatial rift appeared before everyone’s eyes.
“What did you just do?”
Zhang Chen asked in surprise, controlling Xiao Ruan to close the teleportation gate, its destination unknown.
“N-nothing, I didn’t do anything. I just found this acupoint was a bit different, so I pressed it!”
“I didn’t expect it to have the ability to traverse space? Does that mean it can send us back to our own world?”
Bai Hanlin asked excitedly.
Before Zhang Chen could answer, Zuo Nan, standing beside them, spoke:
“Don’t even think about it. The moment we crossed over, our world was already destroyed!”
“Activating the crossing requires an enormous amount of energy, and the source of this energy is the energy possessed by our original world…”
“How do you know so much?” Bai Hanlin asked.
“Perhaps because I’ve survived in this world a bit longer than you!”
Zuo Nan said, showing the dark red ring in his hand.
Seeing this, Zhang Chen quickly explained the matter of the轮回者 to everyone, who listened with amazed wonder.
“So… Leader, you’re going to end the apocalypse?”
Bai Hanlin asked in surprise.
“Is there anything we need to do?”
Zheng Hao also inquired.
“What I need from you now is to continue growing stronger at your own pace. Be cautious of enemies with dark red rings!”
“Also, the two of you need to look after Captain Zhao’s camp more.”
“If the apocalypse can truly be ended, I hope our Dragon Country’s civilization can continue to be passed down in this world!”
“Alright, it’s getting late, I need to go back. You all get some rest. I have a feeling that to end the apocalypse, my strength alone won’t be enough; more powerhouses need to join.”
Zhang Chen said with a serious expression.
With that, Zhang Chen controlled Xiao Ruan to open another teleportation gate, and then slowly walked through it with Zuo Nan.