Zhang Chen, following the information provided by Xu Ruina, indeed found a small scar behind Bai's head.
Using his Absolute Vision, he confirmed it was a hidden interface that could receive energy.
He then unleashed an overwhelming amount of Meteor energy, directly destroying the interface, before retracting the energy to prevent any harm to Bai's body.
With this done, Bai would no longer have her body occupied.
However... Zhang Chen still had to remain vigilant against the indigenous people who wanted to capture Bai!
Returning to his room, Zhang Chen looked at the wind and snow filling the ground and slowly drifted off to sleep.
The night passed without incident.
The soundproofing of the underground palace was exceptionally good, free from the occasional strange cries of wild monsters and insects.
He slept exceptionally soundly.
When he awoke, it was already five o'clock the next morning.
The blizzard on the surface had finally ceased, and the sun had emerged, its warm rays illuminating the land.
However, the ice and snow on the ground, as well as the buildings frozen like ice sculptures, showed no signs of melting.
Zhang Chen could see that the entire world on the ground was covered by a dark red energy grid.
At breakfast.
Zhang Chen, Bai, the awakened Xu Ruina, and Shirley sat around the dining table for breakfast.
Er Pang lay on the ground, happily licking the beef leg bone Zhang Chen had brought from the supermarket the day before.
It was such delicious food that it couldn't bear to eat it all at once.
On Zhang Chen's shoulder, Mo Ran sat with her little feet curled up, feasting on the hallucinogenic clam meat.
Xiao Ruan floated around leisurely in mid-air.
Its only sustenance was energy, and it possessed the ability to absorb energy from other parallel worlds.
Thus, it never worried about food or drink, achieving complete self-sufficiency.
"Dad, why do you have so many cute pets now? Especially the one sitting on your shoulder, is she a living doll?"
Bai asked curiously.
"She's not exactly a pet, she's your sister, named Mo Ran!"
Zhang Chen introduced.
"Wow, I have a sister! That's great! She looks a lot like me too!"
Bai exclaimed happily, clapping her hands.
"How do we look alike..."
Shirley, beside them, muttered softly with a helpless expression.
"Your body shapes are completely different... and... neither of you are Zhang Chen's biological daughters, you have no blood relation at all, how could you possibly look alike?"
Xu Ruina, sitting at the dining table, was merely eating with everyone.
Infected beings did not need to eat.
When she heard the name Mo Ran, her heart stirred, and she looked up at the little girl on Zhang Chen's shoulder.
She did look very much alike!
Apart from not having that disgusting spider body on her back, this fellow's face, features, short black hair that reached her ears, and black clothes... were almost identical to another person named Mo Ran!
Could it be...
"Zhang Chen, do you know what it is!?"
Xu Ruina asked with a cold expression.
"She is the young body of a reborn Spider Queen, my... second daughter."
Zhang Chen replied frankly.
His expression became noticeably awkward when he mentioned his second daughter.
He had only been in the doomsday world for 39 days, and he already had two daughters.
"Since you know, you should kill her immediately. Do you still remember the giant fissure on the city wall of Interface City?"
"This is what that thing did, it's a lunatic, intent on exterminating all humans."
Xu Ruina said with a chilling expression.
"Hiss~"
Mo Ran leaped onto the table and let out a low growl at Xu Ruina, revealing her cute little fangs.
It was clear that she didn't like Xu Ruina either.
In their previous lives, they were natural enemies.
Mo Ran, seeking revenge for her grandfather, wanted to destroy all human civilization.
Xu Ruina, in order to return to being human and find a way for human civilization to continue, had to protect the indigenous people.
They were natural adversaries.
It was just that Xu Ruina didn't know that after Mo Ran's death, her memories would be wiped, and she would be reborn under a new master.
Therefore, Mo Ran's current hostility towards Xu Ruina was entirely due to sensing Xu Ruina's killing intent.
"Alright, everyone is one of us now, let's not have infighting!"
"Come and see my cute new pet, her name is Xiao Ruan!"
Zhang Chen quickly changed the subject.
"Ah, Xiao Ruan is so cute, just like a flying octopus!"
"Hiss... Octopus? Why do I feel like Xiao Ruan looks a little familiar?"
Shirley immediately began to cooperate with Zhang Chen and change the subject.
But upon seeing Xiao Ruan with its eight legs, she suddenly felt an indescribable sense of dread.
"Octopus? Could this be... Gromos?!"
"You tamed Gromos?"
Xu Ruina exclaimed in shock.
"Yes, she is Gromos, otherwise, what eight-legged creature would we have encountered?"
Zhang Chen retorted with a smile.
*Ding ding~!*
Mo Ran tapped the plate with her fingernails in dissatisfaction, implying that she was still there!
"Of course, besides Mo Ran..."
Zhang Chen quickly added.
"Gromos can be tamed?"
Xu Ruina no longer cared about Mo Ran's matter, standing up from her chair in astonishment.
"I've seen the data. Scientists from the Gene Faction attempted to tame Gromos, but they expended enough energy to power an entire city for 100 years and still couldn't subdue it."
"This creature's craving for energy is like a bottomless pit, how did you tame it?!"
When Shirley heard Gromos's name, she immediately retracted her hand that was about to touch Xiao Ruan, retreated seven or eight steps with lightning speed, and even knocked over her chair.
She was too terrified.
"Gromos? That legendary unsolvable terrifying creature?"
"I heard that an entire legion of survivors was drained dry by it, leaving only stone statues..."
"It... It... is now the Master's pet?"
"But... but... Gromos isn't supposed to look like this, why is it so different from the rumors?"
Seeing that Xiao Ruan was not aggressive and was still floating harmlessly in mid-air, Shirley abandoned the idea of fleeing through the door.
"Indeed, although mutated creatures undergo physical changes after being tamed, it's generally just a change in size."
"But this Xiao Ruan... if you don't look closely, people would believe it's another species similar to Gromos!"
Xu Ruina said, looking at Xiao Ruan intently.
"That's right, it's no longer an ordinary Gromos. Because it has absorbed Meteor energy into its body, it now possesses the strength of a demigod stage!"
Zhang Chen explained with a smile.
"Demigod... Demigod?"
A look of horror flashed across Xu Ruina's face.
"Could it be... that conjecture has come true?!"