About five minutes later, everyone except Jiang Yuan understood how to fight this battle.

Since he wasn't even involved, Zhu Penghai was the main force, while Qian Kai and Zhou Guang held him back and protected Xiang Yeyun.

Xiang Yeyun's talent dictates that she needs to be closer to the three people, while Ning Yanlan provides damage from behind the four. As for Jiang Yuan, as long as he's not dead, that's fine.

"The strongest monster is a fourth-tier centipede, but it's been lurking underground, so be careful!" Zhu Penghai warned before stepping out first.

The underground warehouse is very large, but there is only one way to get in, so there is no need to take a detour; let's get straight to the point.

The group went inside, and everywhere they looked, there were resting monsters. After being awakened, the monsters' personalities had changed a lot, but they were much more harmonious with each other. As long as they were not natural enemies, they could generally coexist peacefully, except for humans.

On this Earth, which was once dominated by humans, most monsters hate humans; it's a hatred that has accumulated over many years.

Pets that were previously powerless have become enraged after gaining power; insects, ants, birds and beasts that used to hide in dark corners and eke out a living have begun to take over the earth; and wild animals that were once hunted by humans and were on the verge of extinction have begun to fight back with bloodlust. This is nature's plan to eliminate humans.

As soon as Zhu Penghai entered, he was spotted by the monsters, who opened their eyes and looked at the group.

"Quickly finish this!" Zhu Penghai shouted, then charged into the monster horde.

"Bull Charge!"

Zhu Penghai used his skill, which was to extract items from the core dropped by the bovine monster.

The monster, which was formed from a stray dog's spirit, was instantly repelled, while Qian Kai and Zhou Guang raised their knives and plunged them into the canine monster's abdomen. The three of them acted extremely decisively, and the monster was dealt with in just three seconds.

"Sigh, still no core!"

Looking at the monster that had fallen and was now completely still, Zhu Penghai still let out a sigh. In this world, the core is king; only the core can allow their strength to achieve a qualitative leap.

"Keep going, we'll get the core eventually!" Qian Kai's smile turned from unfriendly to one of burning passion for battle.

"Night Cloud, activate the halo!" Zhu Penghai commanded.

“Okay!” Xiang Yeyun nodded, and the spiritual energy within her body began to surge. In the blink of an eye, she separated three streams of spiritual energy and entered the bodies of Zhu Penghai and the other two.

Jiang Yuan's Heavenly Eye detected the changes within the bodies of the group. Not only had Zhu Penghai and the others' power become much more solid, but they had also gained a status effect that increased their power by two points.

It should be noted that Zhu Penghai already had fourteen points of strength, and these two points are enough to give his strength a qualitative leap. Sixteen points of strength is the mark of the fourth rank.

Ning Yanlan pouted and subconsciously moved closer to Jiang Yuan. Xiang Yeyun's actions in using his talent were obvious; he was excluding the two of them, which was why he didn't bestow his halo upon them. This made Ning Yanlan even more certain that trustworthy people were extremely rare in the apocalypse.

"Jiang Yuan is so nice, he gives me all the good stuff!" Ning Yanlan thought to herself, then secretly glanced at Jiang Yuan, who was intently watching the fight, "He's just a little clueless about romance!"

Jiang Yuan's appearance wasn't top-tier, but it was the kind of person who was extremely pleasing to the eye.

"Hmm!" Jiang Yuan felt a gaze on him. He turned to look at Ning Yanlan. No one else here was so bored as to stare at him like that. "Why are you looking at me? Are you trying to trick me again?"

Jiang Yuan knew Ning Yanlan's personality. This morning, she used violence to gamble and refused to admit defeat. Later, she even "framed" him for breaking the door. He was a little uneasy whenever this woman took a liking to him.

"Fireball!" Ning Yanlan turned around in a panic and threw a fireball at the monster in front of her.

Bang

The fireball exploded, and a second-tier monster instantly perished on the spot.

"Hiss, what terrifying power!" Xiang Yeyun was stunned as she looked at the monster lying motionless on the ground. She herself was also a psionic type, but she had never killed a monster before because she had no means of attack. She had always assisted the others and then divided the spoils among herself.

"Night Cloud, share the halo with Xu Lian!" Zhu Penghai's eyes were filled with excitement. He originally thought this woman was just a pretty face and only reluctantly recruited her to join the team because she was only at the third rank. But he didn't expect her to be so powerful as soon as she made a move.

This isn't a vase for arranging flowers; it's a cannon barrel filled with gunpowder.