After unleashing this move, Zhang Chen clearly felt the destructive power of his [Energy Strike] decrease.
It wasn't the damage to enemies that lessened, but the damage to buildings.
Zhang Chen remembered when he was fighting the corpse tide in Jiangbei.
At that time, he was only at the second stage of an intermediate awakened, with Rage activated and Savage Kill.
His energy wave could still blow off a corner of a building.
Now, his strength was immeasurable compared to that time.
Yet, a casual energy wave had only managed to blast away enemies and the rooftop of four floors.
According to his previous expectations, it should have blown away half of the building!
Combined with the compression of Er Pang's suppression range...
Zhang Chen realized that the world's changes weren't just about monster evolution.
As bio-energy became richer in the air, buildings, and objects, their capacity to withstand destruction also gradually increased.
Zhang Chen had originally envisioned his final evolution would possess the power to cleave mountains and move seas with a single strike.
However, it seemed that such astonishing destructive power would likely be impossible for now.
He felt a slight regret at this thought.
But then again, if powerful individuals truly became like those in xianxia novels, or even certain anime... this planet, even if a thousand times larger than Earth, wouldn't be enough for them to ravage...
"Hmph!"
Xiao Bai crossed her arms and walked to the side, pouting.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
Zhang Chen asked in surprise.
"Daddy lied, he didn't keep his word!"
Xiao Bai said indignantly.
"How did I lie? When did I break my word?"
Zhang Chen was completely confused by Xiao Bai's words.
"You just said we shouldn't kill them just because they were looking at us!"
"But now these people are also looking at us, why did Daddy kill them?"
"It's clearly because Daddy was playing and wanted to play by himself, not letting Xiao Bai play, so he lied to Xiao Bai!"
Xiao Bai pouted.
Towards the end, her voice trembled, and her eyes turned red!
"Good heavens, it seems she's really wronged."
Zhang Chen quickly ran over and explained softly:
"It's like this, these people weren't just looking at us, they were also whistling and saying a lot of nasty things!"
"That's very impolite behavior, and people like that can be killed!"
"But we shouldn't attack people who have no ill will towards us. Do you understand now?"
"How about this, next time if there are bad guys, I promise you can take action, okay?"
Hearing Zhang Chen's explanation and promise, Xiao Bai finally broke into a smile after crying.
Zhang Chen took stock of the spoils. These black people didn't have much of value, just tens of thousands of energy crystal cores and some food.
However, compared to Zhang Chen's own inventory, these energy crystal cores and food were insignificant!
Continuing their journey, Zhang Chen arrived near the red dot after about 20 minutes.
The path ahead was completely blocked by two collapsed buildings.
One building lay atop another.
The combined width of the two buildings was over fifty meters high.
Below were piles of rubble and exposed steel bars.
It looked like these two buildings had collapsed years ago.
Zhang Chen gazed at the two buildings.
Soon, prompts appeared.
Next to the building above, it read:
[Tiancai Building... It doesn't look like it collapsed from natural aging...]
Next to the building below, it read:
[Ruizeng Building... There is a mutated Level IV infected here, as well as Level 3 Red Soil Fungi that has consumed almost all the regular zombies in the building. Additionally, there is a Level 4 supply crate on the 12th floor of the building!]
As expected, the supply crate was inside this collapsed building!
[Warning: The materials in the new world contain a large amount of bio-energy. Try not to be crushed by large pieces of rubble, otherwise, even you will not be able to escape!]
Seeing the last prompt, Zhang Chen couldn't help but become cautious.
Indeed, if these two buildings collapsed during a fight.
The steel bars and concrete alone above Zhang Chen's head would weigh at least several hundred to a thousand tons.
Not to mention that the world's gravity had been strengthened, and the materials were combined with bio-energy...
Being crushed would not be a trivial matter.
"Xiao Bai, you and Er Pang stay here!"
"Remember, don't leave unless absolutely necessary. I might need your support! Read Books!"
Zhang Chen instructed.
His biggest worry was this little girl.
She was too curious about everything and too violent.
If he brought her in, and she got excited and demolished the building again, he would regret it to tears!
Leaving her and Er Pang outside would provide backup in case of an accident.
"Woof!"
Er Pang barked in response.
"Okay, Daddy!"
Xiao Bai also nodded obediently.
Zhang Chen was confident about Er Pang... this fellow was simple-minded and had a strong sense of responsibility.
But Xiao Bai...
Zhang Chen suddenly remembered something and quickly added:
"Also, if you encounter survivors, don't attack them randomly. You need to judge whether they are good or bad people, understand?"
Xiao Bai tilted her head, thought for a moment, and asked:
"If they are good people, I won't pay attention to them. If they are bad people, I'll kill them like Daddy, is that okay?"
Zhang Chen hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
"If they are bad people, then of course you can attack!"
"You need to remember, if you kill indiscriminately, whether they are good or bad, that's called indiscriminate killing, and it's wrong behavior!"
"As for the line between good and bad people, I can't explain it to you in a few words!"
"You'll have to figure it out yourself!"
Zhang Chen looked around.
Hexagonal strange insects often appeared in this area.
And the surrounding shops were all abandoned, with no supplies.
There shouldn't be any survivors coming here, right?
"Yes, I remember, Daddy. You can go do your thing with peace of mind!"
"Er Pang brother and I will guard here until you return!"
Xiao Bai sat down on the ground, crossing her legs, imitating Er Pang.
It couldn't be helped, Xiao Bai's world mainly consisted of one person and one wolf.
So the actions and behaviors she learned were a bit mixed...
"Alright, I'll be quick!"
Zhang Chen counted to the 12th floor, then drew his Thousand Bone Saber and slowly walked in through the broken, deformed window...
Ten minutes later...
Xiao Bai yawned. She held Er Pang's thick fur and said:
"Oh, I'm so bored, I really want to catch a bug to play with..."
"But Daddy didn't let me leave. Er Pang brother, what should I do?"
Er Pang stuck out its tongue and licked Xiao Bai's palm.
It couldn't understand such complex words.
"It's okay if you don't understand, just lick!"
Just then, the roar of a car engine echoed from a distance.
A troop transport vehicle led the way, followed by three black vans in the middle, and two SUVs at the end.
A convoy was slowly approaching from afar.