The portly man finished speaking, looking at Zhang Chen with arrogance.
It was clear this fellow had been accustomed to a life of luxury. Fat people were rare in the apocalypse, especially those with such well-maintained skin, showing no resemblance to survivors hiding everywhere.
"That guy is too arrogant!"
"He doesn't show any respect for our True God Cult, daring to disrespect the True God!"
"He actually killed our people and then shamelessly demands supplies here. Does he think we are slaves?!"
Everyone was furious, waiting for Zhang Chen's command to charge and fight them to the death.
To their surprise, Zhang Chen didn't get angry. Instead, he smiled slightly and said:
"Our city has tens of thousands of survivors. A mere 10 tons of supplies, 600 beautiful women, and 200 laborers. I can easily gather them for you! That's not a problem."
"The only problem is... the supplies are easy to manage, they can be stored in a ring. But how do you transport so many people to the Supreme Being's location?"
"The environment outside is so harsh. What if they encounter terrifying monsters or adverse weather? How many would be lost with so many people?"
"I'm afraid by the time they reach the Supreme Being, not much will be left!"
"I have this under control. You don't need to worry!" the portly man said impatiently, pushing up his glasses.
"If I were you, I'd start selecting beautiful women right away. After all, the Supreme Being has very strict requirements for beauty."
"If you carelessly choose women... and anger the Supreme Being, your camp will be annihilated. Think carefully!"
Zhang Chen nodded and continued to ask:
"The teleportation portal isn't working well now. If so many people can't use the portal, they definitely can't go by ground. That's the most dangerous route!"
"The best way is by sky or underground!"
Zhang Chen looked up at the sky. It was clear, with only a few creatures resembling Western dragons, whether birds or flying lizards, soaring through the air.
"You don't have any aerial vehicles, so you must be going underground. Am I correct?"
"So what if you are? Stop wasting time!" the portly man didn't understand what Zhang Chen was rambling about.
Perhaps he was too nervous upon hearing the name of the Supreme Being, making him unusually verbose!
In the face of fear, people reveal all sorts of ugliness. The portly man had seen it many times and was used to it.
During the last cycle, he had found more than a dozen large survivor camps, destroying four, and incorporating the other dozen into his tribute network.
Previously, his mission to search for other camps was interrupted by a battle with a轮回者 from a dark red ring.
Now that the ultimate apocalypse had begun again, they had set their sights on the walled city.
Including the infiltration plan and the current demand for tribute, these were their usual tactics to divide and conquer other survivors.
The Supreme Being felt that instead of killing everyone, it was better to have them pay tribute periodically.
This way, they would have many pawns to help find food, beautiful women, and laborers.
Furthermore, they wouldn't have to manage so many camps, a truly multi-pronged approach!
"So it's underground..."
Zhang Chen walked to the edge of the city wall and activated Absolute Vision.
He probed downwards for over a hundred meters before discovering a long, pipe-like creature, about fifty meters long.
Its interior was hollow, filled with rapidly rotating energy fluid.
Soon, a prompt slowly appeared:
[Pipe Worm, appears in pairs, possesses interdimensional traversal capabilities within its body, capable of transporting objects/life forms from one end to the other. Generally parasitic within the intestines of higher life forms, digesting food with their digestive fluids before feeding.]
It was estimated that the Supreme Being and his followers discovered the useful properties of this worm, extracted them from higher life forms, and actively fed them to use as transmission beacons.
However, transmission beacons could be placed in a ring and carried around.
This creature, however, had to be carried wherever they went, which was quite troublesome.
"Alright, thank you for your cooperation. Thank you!"
Zhang Chen smiled again, then flickered his body and rushed towards the two guards.
If Zhang Chen had intended to launch a surprise attack, these two guards would have been killed before they could even see his shadow.
However, Zhang Chen wanted to test the combat prowess of the extraordinary individuals, so he deliberately slowed his movements to give them a chance to prepare.
"So fast!"
The portly man's pupils constricted!
He had originally thought that the strength of those present was at most that of evolvers, which would already be remarkable.
He never expected someone's strength to reach the third stage of a high-level extraordinary individual, or even the strength of an inheritor!
*Creak, creak!*
The two guards joined forces to defend and deployed their energy shields.
Unfortunately, such defenses were useless against Zhang Chen!
His fist unyieldingly shattered the energy barrier, then the arms of the two guards, before precisely striking the portly man's plump body.
*Bang!*
With a single blow, he crippled two and severely injured one.
"No match for me..."
Zhang Chen shook his head helplessly, realizing he hadn't even used his full strength and had already rendered these fellows incapacitated.
"Long live the True God!"
"Truly worthy of the True God!"
"What just happened? I didn't see anything!"
"I didn't see it either, but that doesn't stop me from praising the True God!"
"Is this the power of a god... for the first time, I feel like the people of the Supreme Being are nothing special..."
The soldiers on the city wall, who were already filled with pent-up frustration, cheered as Zhang Chen disabled the three with a single strike. Zheng Hao, Qing Feng, and Li Bingyu quickly controlled the three, while Bai Hanlin seized the opportunity to strike their vital pressure points.
The energy flow within the three had been disrupted by Zhang Chen's previous powerful blow, leaving them completely without strength.
Bai Hanlin found it effortless to strike their pressure points.
As the three transformed into wisps of white mist, golden light flashed in Bai Hanlin's eyes, lasting for several seconds before fading.
Bai Hanlin had advanced at least one major stage.
Zheng Hao: "......"
Qing Feng: "......"
Bai Hanlin: "I... I was too nervous and scared just now, so I accidentally upgraded..."
Qing Feng: "You little thief, hogging it all..."
Zheng Hao: "Spit out my crystal nucleus, give it back!"
Even if the two of them beat Bai Hanlin now, the crystal nucleus couldn't be retrieved, as it had already been consumed.
Moreover, with their evolutionary strength, fighting Bai Hanlin, an extraordinary individual, was like scratching an itch through a boot.
Bai Hanlin, knowing he was in the wrong, could only apologize with a fawning smile.
"Alright, stop fooling around. Once we take down the Supreme Being's camp, everyone will improve their strength. I'll leave this place to you! Also, have Xiaobai participate in the city wall defense, and then call for Mo Ran!"
Zhang Chen commanded.
It was time to go head-to-head with the Supreme Being!