Initially, the survivors from various camps trapped on the rooftop were deeply moved by the fearless spirit of Zhang Wenwen's camp, their initial good impression soaring.
After all, in this apocalypse, it was truly touching to see people fighting for strangers they'd never met.
However, when they heard Zhang Wenwen's words, they couldn't help but frown.
Did this woman have a mental problem? At a time like this, believing in ghosts and spirits?
I've never seen deities manifest in the real world. The more advanced science becomes, the more apparent it is that those are feudal superstitions. Now it's the apocalypse, and people still believe this nonsense!
If there truly are gods, I'll defecate while standing on my head!
Heh, gods?... Putting aside other things, as long as these spiders below can all die instantly, I'll believe!
Stop joking. In this situation, even if gods exist in this world, they're probably powerless! Look at how many spiders there are. A single person infected can spawn hundreds of Ghost-Faced Spiders. This number is even more terrifying than the previous zombie horde! Reading books.
Better safe than sorry. How do you summon a true god? Hurry up, I want to pray too, what if it works?!
While everyone was chattering.
Suddenly, a beam of light shone upon Zhang Wenwen.
Then, the dense spider swarm began to vaporize, dissipate, turning into streams of dark red energy that drifted away.
A true god has manifested!?
The true god responded to our prayers and crushed the enemy!
Long live the true god!
Zhang Wenwen stood at the edge of the rooftop, looking at the scene below, her heart filled with exhilaration.
So... she could be considered one of the chosen by the gods.
Otherwise, why would a true god respond to her prayers?!
The followers of the True God Cult praised her with utmost piety upon witnessing this phenomenon.
Others in the camps here didn't understand what had happened.
But seeing Zhang Wenwen celebrating the most enthusiastically and being the most active, combined with her earlier roar, they could infer it was related to the True God Cult.
Wiping out so many Ghost-Faced Spiders in one go could indeed only be explained by supernatural phenomena.
No way, are there really gods in this world?
Come to think of it, it's possible. After all, this isn't our original world anymore. Anything is possible!
Fortunately, I prayed sincerely just now. I hope I'll also have the chance to join the True God Cult! Reading books.
Our camp leader has gone mad. Let's defect to the True God Cult. This church seems more powerful...
In the apocalypse, survival is the ultimate path. What are the conditions for joining this cult? Is there a minimum strength requirement?
In fact, the deaths of these Ghost-Faced Spiders were because the Spider Queen desperately absorbed all available energy to protect herself before she died.
It had nothing to do with Zhang Wenwen, nor with Zhang Chen.
Because even if the Spider Queen didn't forcefully absorb energy in the end, these Ghost-Faced Spiders would still die once she perished.
The Spider Queen was indirectly killed by Zhang Chen.
So it did have something to do with him.
Zhang Wenwen, at the right time, said the right line.
She immediately gained countless followers.
Originally, the leaders of ten camps in the city were controlled by the Spider Queen.
The members of these camps became scattered and homeless refugees.
Now, they directly pledged allegiance to Zhang Wenwen.
Coupled with members from some larger camps, even captains who were somewhat superstitious, they also joined the True God Cult.
However, these strong individuals would not be constantly by Zhang Wenwen's side like other followers.
They had their own camps and continued to act with their respective groups.
Simultaneously, they gained a spiritual belief: the True God!
With this battle, the strength of Zhang Wenwen's True God Cult branch significantly increased.
Even some followers infiltrated several powerful camps.
Han Shuang, after narrowly escaping death multiple times, transformed from a pure materialist into a staunch fan of the True God Cult.
She was even appointed a minor official by Zhang Wenwen...
Zhang Wenwen's True God Cult branch rapidly developed and grew.
It had become the most powerful camp in Pingze City.
The path to Tengxiang Country had now been cleared.
These camps would have to leave sooner or later.
Ultimately, this city became the second city occupied by Zhang Wenwen's True God Cult branch, after Angel's Harbor.
The vast surrounding area of mutated creature vacuum was hailed as the protection of the True God.
Almost all credit and phenomena could be explained as miracles of the True God.
In an instant, the True God Cult's reputation soared.
Some people in other areas, upon hearing that friends had joined the True God Cult, began flocking to Pingze City just to join the church...
On the other side...
The dark red energy beam circulated within Zhang Chen's body, leaving behind a portion of energy before stripping away from his body and continuing to fly forward, eventually pouring into the dark red spider egg.
Zhang Chen walked up to the spider egg and examined it closely.
It was about the size of an ordinary backpack, oval-shaped.
Its grey outer shell had dark red wrinkles.
Soon, prompts appeared next to the spider egg:
[Spider Queen's Egg: Indestructible. The outer shell can absorb all energy it comes into contact with and convert it into hatching energy. Living beings cannot be stored in storage space!]
[During incubation, the outer shell possesses strong self-protection capabilities and will not be damaged unless subjected to extreme damage.]
[When the Spider Queen's Egg accumulates sufficient energy, a new Spider Queen will hatch and recognize the first powerful creature it sees as its master, while clearing all past life memories.]
[Current Charge State: 28%!]
Zhang Chen crafted a set of clothes and wrapped the [Spider Queen's Egg] within it.
Only then did he begin to inventory his spoils of war.
The previous dark red energy directly yielded [Energy Gathering Crystal Core] *12000!
Defeating the Spider Queen yielded [Energy Gathering Crystal Core] *15000 + 15000 (Light Blessing (current 20% chance) triggered, harvesting doubled), [Evolutionary Gene Fragment] *330, [Rare · Gene Modification: Absolute Vision] *1, [Rare · Roid's Contract] *1, [Diary Made of Spider Silk] *1, [Tattered Doll] *1
Ding! Current Level: God · Intermediate Stage Transmuter, Stage Three. Upgrade Progress: 65623/10000*4!
Upgrade conditions met. Upgrade immediately?
Yes!
Ding! Congratulations on promoting to God · Intermediate Stage Transmuter, Stage One. Next stage: God · Intermediate Stage Transmuter, Stage Two. Upgrade Progress: 25623/25000*4.
Ding! The world's first intermediate stage transmuter has been born! Announcing to the entire world!