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Chapter 826 The Raging Divine Remains
Upon witnessing this scene, Caroline couldn't help but tremble and her teeth chatter.

"Could it be that He has not only fully awakened, but is also mobilizing all His power? How is that possible? It's clearly just a skeleton, how could it possibly mobilize such a level of power..."

Just as Caroline was in shock, the communicator in the monitoring room rang. Melina glanced at the stunned Caroline, answered the phone herself, and then looked up and called out, "Elder Caroline, Chief Rex has arrived in the Wasteland!"

Upon hearing this, Caroline immediately left the secret room and went to the main hall of the central fortress, where she saw old Rex, who had changed his clothes.

"Master," Caroline stepped forward and bowed, "The monitoring crystal just now..."

"No need to say anything!" Old Rex waved his hand. "I've already heard about it, otherwise I wouldn't have come here in person."

“But this time it’s different,” Caroline said. “The crystal’s reaction is very unusual. I’ve never seen this level of fluctuation before… Why don’t you go to the monitoring room and take a look?”

“No need.” Old Rex glanced in the direction of the remains. “I felt that terrifyingly large fluctuation as soon as I stepped through the door. Caroline, come with me, we’ll go straight to the scene!”

As they spoke, the two walked through the hall, passed through several gates, and entered a spacious elevator, pressing the button directly to the top floor.

The elevator ascended rapidly, quickly emerging from the fortress and entering a transparent passage. Suddenly, a beam of bright light shone through, causing Caroline to squint slightly.

It was a huge artificial sun hanging in the sky.

Under its illumination, a magnificent underground city suddenly appeared before the two of them.

Although Kare lied to Luo Jun, there was at least one thing he didn't lie about: Paradise City was indeed not on the ground.

Over a hundred years ago, while the gates to the main world opened one after another, they did so in a certain order. The gate to the Wasteland was among the later ones to open. At that time, humanity had already discovered several otherworldly realms and had begun to explore the cultivation of Yuan Qi. The Hellstream Clan, as a prominent family within the Federation, had also come into contact with the secrets of this level and even obtained the methods of cultivation. Relying on his extraordinary talent, Old Rex, who was then just a junior member of the family, progressed rapidly and soon reached the Qi Cultivation Realm. In an era when people were still relatively unfamiliar with Yuan Qi, he was considered one of the world's top experts.

Old Rex sensed at the time that the emergence of the other world and the elemental energy could change the world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall structure, overall situation, and overall trend) and influence its future trajectory. He then decided that even if it meant abandoning the family business and capital, he would lead his people to gain power and compete for the resources of that other world.

But who knew that at this moment, fate would suddenly send them a great gift.

A new gate has appeared within the territory of the Hell Creek family!

This was like a godsend; Old Rex immediately organized an exploration. Upon passing through the door into the wasteland, they discovered that the other side of the door led to an abandoned underground mine. Further exploration revealed that although the mine was sealed off, a section had collapsed, connecting it to the sewers of the city above. This city was enormous, filled with skyscrapers, and possessed technology clearly surpassing that of the main world, but the inhabitants seemed to be ordinary people without any special abilities.

At the time, the virus had just broken out in the wasteland world, and the city had not yet completely fallen; only the infected caused panic. After discovering this, the Hellstream family lay dormant underground, observing slowly, learning about the world's advanced technology while continuing to cultivate their vital energy to improve their realm. Several years later, when the city became a ghost town, they finally came to the surface, began to gather resources, and planned to establish their own stronghold.

However, the Hellstream family soon discovered that the apocalyptic virus was spreading too rapidly, the monsters were increasing exponentially, and they were constantly getting stronger. As a densely populated metropolis, after its complete fall, millions of zombies roamed the area, and the probability of high-level mutants mutating was extremely high. Establishing a base here was tantamount to seeking help from a tiger.

Therefore, after several attempts, the Hellstream family simply abandoned the surface and instead used the city's sewers, subway network, and abandoned underground mines from many years ago to build an underground city.

As time passed, the Hellstream Clan gradually established a solid base underground. The clan's experts, led by Old Rex, grew increasingly powerful, with Old Rex himself even breaking through to the Ascension Realm. Finally, he led his clan to eradicate the monsters from the surface. However, the city's infrastructure had been extensively damaged by time and battle, making reconstruction impossible.

Ultimately, they used the underground city as a foundation, repaired a small number of above-ground facilities, and collected survivors from the wasteland world, eventually forming the Paradise City we know today.

Thanks to the technology of the Wasteland world and the many powerful cultivators of the Hell Creek family, Paradise City has quite complete facilities. Although it is located underground, the ventilation fans can ensure fresh air, and with the huge artificial sun, various trees and crops can be grown. The environment is in no way inferior to cities on the surface.

The Central Fortress is the heart of Paradise City, and the power structure controlled by the Hellstream Clan. Compared to the Yuanxiu Society, which struggles to operate even a marginal organization in the martial arts and supernatural spheres, the Hellstream Clan reigns supreme in the wasteland, making Paradise City practically the most powerful human settlement in the world.

"Patriarch..." As the elevator ascended, Caroline's worry deepened: "Has the Divine Remains truly revived?"

Old Rex frowned: "At least before this, I have never felt Him release such a strong fluctuation. If we consider Him as a person who is fast asleep, the worst that could happen before was that He would turn over and say a few words in his sleep, but this time, I'm afraid He has really woken up."

"The resurrection of divine remains... doesn't that mean..." Caroline swallowed hard, "that ancient gods are reappearing in the world?"

“It’s different.” Old Rex shook his head. “A divine corpse is merely the body of a god after death. It possesses the strength to withstand divine power, but it is different from a true god. If a true god were to resurrect, the two of us, along with the entire Heavenly City, might not even exist now…”

"So what should we do now?" Caroline asked.

“Of course, we should put him back into a deep sleep,” Old Rex said. “My description just now wasn’t quite accurate. Although the body has awakened, it has no consciousness. It’s more like sleepwalking. As long as we can get it back to sleep, it should be fine.”

As he spoke, he took out a small syringe, gently rubbed it, and sighed, "Such a precious treasure, I really don't want to waste it..."

"Should we use the same method as last time?" Caroline asked. "But last time, we administered a sedative first, and then retrieved the item. Even the slightest stimulation caused the crystal to glow red. This time, it's fully awake. Will the sedative still be effective?"

“This time, I have a new method that should be able to…” Old Rex said, “However, I need to gather my strength. If I become the target of the God’s Remains, I will definitely not have a chance to make a move. Although you are not yet at the level of Ascension, your mastery of the Transformation Sect is very profound. As long as I can attract the God’s Remains’ attention, I only need seven seconds. Give me seven seconds, and I can fire a crucial shot. I am 70% confident that I can take down the God’s Remains.”

"Understood." Caroline nodded. "Rest assured, Master, I will risk my life to buy you enough time!"

“But there’s still a problem…” Old Rex frowned. “We still don’t know what exactly triggered Him. That’s the biggest destabilizing factor.” As he spoke, the elevator reached the ground. The doors opened, and the two stepped out. Old Rex took to the air, while Caroline leaped high into the air, transforming into a giant pterosaur that flapped its wings and followed behind.

The speed of flight after feathering surpasses that of a jet engine. Caroline's transformed pterosaur is no ordinary animal. Each flap of its wings creates a sonic boom, and it even has several jet ports behind it to boost its speed. At full speed, it can keep up with old Rex.

During their flight, the two noticed a large number of dense black dots on the ground. Upon closer inspection, they realized that they were hordes of zombies and mutants.

In this world, most ordinary land animals have become extinct, and an ecosystem has formed entirely from the products of the eternal virus. When they find no fresh flesh to eat, lower-level mutants will try to devour zombies, while higher-level mutants will devour lower-level mutants to obtain energy and strengthen themselves.

In fact, this is humanity's last hope in the wasteland. As long as humanity can survive, and as the mutants and zombies fight and devour each other, their numbers will gradually decrease, and sooner or later, humanity will launch a counterattack.

However, an unusual scene has now appeared on the ground.

Whether they were high-level mutants, low-level mutants, or zombies, they all marched in formation in one direction, showing no signs of attacking each other, as if they had received some kind of command, and were very orderly.

Seeing this, old Rex frowned, his worries growing.

Finally, after nearly an hour of flight, the two arrived at an extremely desolate area!

After the Eternal Virus ravaged the land, humans and higher animals on the surface did indeed suffer, but plants and lower animals such as insects survived. Because there were no herbivores, the plants grew more luxuriantly, and with insects to pollinate them, they spread extremely quickly. It can be said that for humans, the wasteland world has been the end of the world for the past hundred years, but from another perspective, it has been a golden age for plants.

Along the way, dense forests could be seen everywhere on the ground. Even the ruins of reinforced concrete cities were covered with weeds and vines, creating a lush green landscape.

But this place is completely different. The ground seems to have been turned upside down, and there are almost no plants to be seen. The few patches of green that can be seen are the remains of trees that have been uprooted and crushed to pieces!

“It seems this is the place…” Old Rex stopped in mid-air: “It’s still more than 300 kilometers away from the location of the divine remains’ fluctuations. This ground must be the result of the divine remains’ activity.”

"Is the coverage area that large?" Caroline looked into the distance, when suddenly, a bright light flashed, followed by a huge mushroom cloud slowly rising from the horizon...

"This is..." Caroline's face was filled with shock, while Old Rex narrowed his eyes: "Sure enough, the Divine Remains is fighting with something... Who on earth can activate the Divine Remains and fight it for an hour?"

"Should we continue?" Caroline asked.

“Of course,” old Rex said. “I need to be within a hundred kilometers to guarantee a successful hit.”

Caroline nodded, and after reverting to human form, she took out several magical artifacts from her treasure box, put them on, and then transformed again, following Old Rex on his journey.

As it drew nearer, a powerful shockwave finally arrived, washing over the land that had already been ravaged multiple times. However, this aftershock had little effect on those at the Ascension or Peak stages of power.

Finally, when they were more than 100 kilometers away from their target, the two of them could finally see the scene in the mushroom cloud!

It was a human figure over five thousand meters tall, fighting something unknown. It stood still, darting around, baring its teeth and claws, and every move it made could generate huge shockwaves.

"That is... the awakened remains of a god?" This was the first time Caroline had ever seen such a sight. Before, she had only seen flesh and blood tissue composed of numerous tentacles, and had never seen a truly complete remains of a god!

“There’s no mistake, the fluctuations and aura are exactly the same as the divine remains, only countless times stronger!” Old Rex frowned deeply: “However, I can’t sense the aura of the thing he was fighting at all… what exactly is it…”

"Could it be that the thing that triggered Him has been destroyed?" Caroline speculated. "But since His divine remains have been awakened and can no longer remain asleep, is there some divine consciousness controlling Him, which is why He has fallen into this berserk state?"

“Hmm…” Old Rex frowned. “Let’s get a closer look.”

The two continued to advance tentatively, and finally arrived at a place only sixty or seventy kilometers away from the remains of the god.

By this time, the mushroom cloud had begun to dissipate, and the view was clearer as we got closer.

The enormous humanoid figure, though it was smashing and destroying everything around it, seemed completely haphazard and aimless, as if it were simply destroying for the sake of destruction, more like a madman venting his emotions.

“It seems you’re right,” Old Rex said. “Even here, I still haven’t sensed any other presence… So now, all we need to do is put Him to sleep again.”

As he spoke, old Rex opened his treasure box and took out a sniper rifle that was as long as a person.

"Caroline, conceal your presence and circle around to the other side of the divine remains," Old Rex instructed. "Once you see my signal, use every means to attract His attention and create the conditions for me to act!"

"A signal?" Caroline was taken aback. "What signal?"

"You'll find out when the time comes." Old Rex smiled slightly, his eyes fixed on the distant remains of the god.

(End of this chapter)