I'm a zombie, what's the point of awakening the yellow-haired system?

Soon, more and more people were attracted. They had never heard such an explanation before and found it novel and interesting.

"So," a young man thought, "all our previous prayers were actually..."

"It's not useless," Sophie said gently, "but instead of pinning your hopes on an illusory god, it's better to learn knowledge and master the ability to change your destiny."

Zhang Chen smiled at the side: "You are very suitable to be a teacher."

"Yes," Sophie looked around and suddenly made up her mind, "I want to stay here. There needs to be a school here, and someone needs to teach them to read and understand the truth about this world."

"But," Jack said worriedly, "supplies are so scarce now..."

"The spread of knowledge is more important than material things,"

Sophie said firmly, “If they understand the basic scientific principles, they can improve production efficiency;

“If they had learned to think, they would not act blindly;”

“If they have the knowledge, they can really help themselves.”

She turned to Zhang Chen and said, "You are right. A truly strong person gives people hope."

"But most importantly, it teaches them how to create hope."

"I support you," Zhang Chen said, "I can help you build a school and collect books."

"But the responsibility of teaching still needs you to shoulder it."

"Mr. Sophie," the little girl looked up and asked, "Can you...can you teach me to read?"

"Of course," Sophie touched her head. "Not only will I teach you how to read, I will also teach you more knowledge. This way, next time you encounter danger, you will know what to do."

Gradually, more and more people gathered around, and their eyes were no longer filled with blind admiration, but with a thirst for knowledge.

"I want to learn too!"

“Can you teach us how to farm?”

“I want to know how to build a house!”

Looking at this scene, hope rekindled in Sophie's eyes.

She understood that this was the true path to reconstruction.

Not relying on the protection of gods, but relying on the power of knowledge, everyone can stand up and create the future with their own hands.

Passing through a golden portal, Luna and others instantly arrived at a shocking underground world.

"This... is this the underground city of Nile?" Luna widened her eyes, "Oh my God..."

Before my eyes was an underground space of unimaginable size, with a towering dome that was hundreds of meters high and inlaid with specially treated crystals, emitting a warm glow like the sun.

The entire space is divided into several huge circular areas, stacked one on top of the other, extending to the end of the sight.

"The area here is about 300 square kilometers," Zhang Chen introduced, "and can accommodate 5 million people."

The central area is an artificial lake, and the clear water shimmers under the lights.

A crystal palace stands on an island in the middle of the lake, surrounded by various exotic glowing plants, it is so beautiful that it seems otherworldly.

"That's the meeting hall," Zhang Chen pointed at the Crystal Palace and said, "Usually managers from various regions hold meetings there."

Luna's eyes were drawn to the surrounding buildings.

The houses here all adopt a streamlined design, and the exterior walls are inlaid with luminous materials, outlining graceful outlines in the dark.

The streets are wide and clean, with fluorescent plants planted on both sides, making the entire space look like a dream.

"Look over there!" A superpowered person pointed to the distance and exclaimed, "Is that... a waterfall?"

It is indeed a waterfall.

A stream of silver water cascades down from the dome, passing through several levels and finally merging into the central lake.

There are observation decks around the waterfall, where many people are relaxing and having fun.

"The underground city is divided into seven major areas," Zhang Chen continued, "residential area, entertainment area, agricultural area, industrial area, scientific research area, military area and central administrative area. Each area has a dedicated management team."

They walked across a suspended glass plank road, with lush farmland below them. Under the special lighting, various crops grew exceptionally vigorously.

"This is our granary," Zhang Chen said. "Using hydroponic technology, the yield is ten times that of ground crops."

As she passed the entertainment area, Luna saw facilities such as a theater, a playground, a sports field, a library, and even a small zoo.

There were people coming and going on the street, and children chasing and playing, and it was impossible to tell that this was underground.

"This is what I'm most proud of," Zhang Chen led them to the research area, "Here are the most advanced laboratories in the world, researching various fields such as eternal night, superpowers, and energy."

In the laboratory, researchers in white coats are working attentively.

Various strange instruments made buzzing sounds and flashed mysterious lights.

"It turns out...it turns out that underground can be so beautiful," Luna murmured, thinking of her own simple dungeon.

Zhang Chen saw what she was thinking: "Don't worry, I will send someone to help you transform the underground city."

“Sophie’s choice to stay there and teach is a great start.”

“Knowledge plus technology can create true miracles.”

"This is simply an independent world," someone sighed, "Living here, I don't want to go back to the ground."

"But our goal is not to stay underground forever,"

Zhang Chen said seriously, "We need to find a way to fight against the eternal night and bring humans back to the surface. This is the real purpose of building this underground city."

In the third year after the eternal night, the temperature on the earth's surface continued to drop and had dropped to minus 40 degrees Celsius.

Thick dark clouds blocked out the sunlight, plunging the entire world into eternal darkness.

It is in this environment that they come.

"Emergency notice! Unknown creatures have been discovered in area A-7!" The alarm broke the silence of the dungeon.

In the surveillance footage, the creatures resemble octopuses, but are human-sized and translucent milky white in color.

They can change shape freely and easily penetrate walls and protective shields.

The most terrifying thing is that they will pierce their tentacles into the human body and suck out the body fluids and internal organs of their prey in just a few minutes.

"These damn things!" Zhang Chen gritted his teeth, "They are looking for a new breeding ground!"

Luna looked at the surveillance footage and felt cold all over: "Why did you choose us?"

"Because of the temperature and humidity here,"

A researcher explained, "The underground city has a constant temperature of 20 degrees and a humidity of 60%, which is just right for them to reproduce. And..." He paused, "There is an abundant source of food here."

"Food?" Luna suddenly realized, "You mean... us?"

Chapter 612 Evolution

In the surveillance video, an alien creature is eating.

Its tentacles pierced deep into a corpse, wriggling to extract all nutrients.

What’s even more terrifying is that in its abdomen, you can see countless transparent eggs hatching.

"They can lay about 100 eggs for every adult they feed on," the researcher said in a trembling voice. "The eggs will hatch within 24 hours, and the newborns will immediately start preying..."

"Damn it!" Zhang Chen punched the console, "We must find a way to stop them!"

But these creatures seem to be immune to all conventional weaponry.

Lasers cannot penetrate their bodies, bullets will be deflected, and even high temperatures cannot cause any harm to them.

"According to the latest statistics," a staff member reported, "A-7 area has lost contact, and 3000 people are estimated to have died. Traces of them have also been found in areas B-4 and C-2..."

Luna watched the red dots light up on the map, and felt a chill in her heart. These alien creatures were expanding at an alarming rate, and humans were helpless.

"They are... reproducing!" In the surveillance footage, a huge alien is laying eggs. The transparent egg sac is attached to the wall, and the wriggling embryos can be clearly seen inside.

"We must evacuate!" Zhang Chen made a prompt decision, "Activate the emergency plan, everyone evacuate to the core area!"

But it's too late.

These creatures have infiltrated ventilation systems and water supply and drainage networks. They are everywhere, appearing and disappearing like ghosts.

"what!!!"

A scream came from the laboratory next door.

A researcher was entangled by tentacles and sucked dry in front of everyone's eyes.

His body shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the end only a skin-and-bone corpse was left.

"This... This place is no longer safe," Luna said tremblingly, "What should we do?"

Zhang Chen looked at the monitoring screen, his eyes flashing with determination: "We can only start the last plan. Even if we have to destroy this underground city, we must not let these monsters continue to reproduce!"

"Boom!" Another loud noise was heard. The golden dragon summoned by Zhang Chen was entangled by a huge alien creature and dissolved into a pool of golden liquid in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!" Zhang Chen's forehead was covered with cold sweat, "Even divine power has no effect on them!"

These creatures seem to be able to absorb and assimilate all energy.

Spells, magical powers, and supernatural powers were all absorbed by them as nutrients.

Even the divine power that Zhang Chen was proud of seemed so powerless in front of them.

"Report!" A researcher covered in blood stumbled into the command room, "I...I found something!"

He trembled as he opened a data panel. "This is our observation data from Area D. These creatures have a dormant period every 12 hours!"

"Dormant period?" Luna looked closely at the data. "What exactly is going on?"

"After their peak feeding and breeding period," the researcher quickly explained.

"There will be a dormant period of about 30 minutes. During this period, their bodies will become stiff and their response to external stimuli will be minimized."

Zhang Chen's eyes lit up: "In other words, this is their weakness?"

"That's right!" The researcher nodded, "More importantly, their dormancy time is synchronized. According to my calculations, the next dormancy period will be in..." He looked at the time, "three hours later!"

"Three hours..." Zhang Chen clenched his fists, "This is our last chance."

But at this moment, worse news came.

"Oh no!" A terrified voice came from the communicator, "They...they are evolving!"

"Some individuals have begun to mutate, becoming larger in size, and... their dormancy time is shortening!"

In the surveillance footage, a huge alien is shedding its skin.

Its body is as tall as three stories, and is no longer translucent, but covered with a metal-like shell.

"After absorbing the divine power, these beasts began to mutate," Zhang Chen gritted his teeth and said, "We must deal with them before they fully evolve!"

"But," Luna said worriedly, "even if we find their dormant period, what can we use to deal with them? Conventional weapons are ineffective..."

"Wait!" The researcher suddenly thought of something. "Since they chose this place because of the suitable temperature and humidity...what if we change these conditions?"

Zhang Chen's eyes lit up: "You mean..."

"That's right!" the researcher said excitedly, "During the 30 minutes they are dormant, we can activate the emergency refrigeration system and drop the temperature to minus 100 degrees! At the same time, cut off all water supply to reduce the humidity to a minimum!"

"Will this... work?" Luna asked.

"In theory, it's possible," the researcher said.

"But we only have one chance. If we fail, they will become resistant and there will be no second chance. And..."

"And what?"

"The cost of doing this is... the entire underground city's ecosystem will be destroyed," the researcher said bitterly. "All plants and crops will die, and it may take many years to recover."

Zhang Chen was silent for a moment, and finally made up his mind: "Compared to letting these monsters continue to reproduce, we accept this price."

"Prepare for action!" Zhang Chen immediately ordered, "All survivors should evacuate to the shelter immediately and start the emergency heating system!"

Time passes minute by minute.

During the time we waited for the aliens to hibernate, the situation in the dungeon became worse and worse.

The evolved aliens became more brutal and began to attack the defense lines in an organized manner, as if they had some kind of collective consciousness.

"40 minutes left..." The researcher stared at the clock nervously.