Chapter 697 Death Spiral
The last time Wang Tao came here, he only affected other people's perceptions and did not deliberately hide his traces. To put it simply, although others cannot see him, he will leave traces. Moreover, Wang Tao asked some people questions at that time, and it was normal for others to mention his existence.
So Wang Tao was not too surprised when he heard the bishop's words. He didn't answer the bishop's words and just looked at him.
“…”
The bishop was somewhat embarrassed, as if he had been punched in cotton. I wanted to suppress the other party's momentum, but the other party didn't accept his words at all.
However, the bishop quickly regained his composure. He looked at Wang Tao and said:
“The Dusk Church is an open and inclusive organization and has always welcomed survivors, but this does not mean that we can let the origins of the people come to us. Unknown survivors have sneaked in and threatened our safety. If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, you will regret coming here..."
Faced with the bishop's threat, Wang Tao did not take it seriously. Something happened.
With only the sixth level of strength, he is not qualified to be Wang Tao's opponent.
But Wang Tao is also very curious about him and doesn't mind chatting with him more.
"My name is Wang Tao, what about you?"
Wang Tao sat on the chair carelessly.
“The name is just a nickname, it’s optional, just call me Bishop.”
Seeing that Wang Tao didn’t seem to be afraid at all, the Bishop frowned. Did he make a mistake? This Wang Tao is very powerful?
However, no matter how strong he is, he is only a sixth-level awakener at most. Within the same level, he is invincible. Even at the seventh level, the bishop felt that he was still capable of fighting.
"Bishop..." Wang Tao didn't hesitate on the name. He thought for a while and said, "What is your purpose of creating this Twilight Church?"
In Wang Tao's eyes, the previous Twilight Church was a heinous cult, and The current Dusk Church is completely different from what Wang Tao has seen, which makes Wang Tao a little strange. Just like the bishop can't see through him, he can't see through the bishop.
"The purpose of establishing the Church of Dusk? Of course it is to give all survivors a safe home."
The bishop said without thinking.
“……”
Wang Tao looked at the bishop with some doubts. His mental power was very strong, and such strong mental power was very useful in lie detection. Whether a person is lying or not, he can basically tell at a glance, unless the other person is much stronger than him.
And Wang Tao can now clearly perceive that when the bishop said this... he was not lying!
Have you always misunderstood him before? Is he actually a good person?
No!
Wang Tao quickly shook his head again. He had met people from the Twilight Church many times and had seen the "holy medicine" many times. That thing can torture people to the point where life would be worse than death. Do you think he is a good person?
But it’s not like the bishop was lying...
Unless the Twilight Church he had seen before were all fake, and only the one in front of him was real? Or the bishop did lie, but due to his ability, he failed to see it... But this is not very reasonable.
“You are lying.”
Wang Tao suddenly spoke.
Although he didn't understand what was going on, it didn't stop him from blasting the opponent.
While Wang Tao was speaking, his mental power was firmly locked on the bishop. Even the slightest expression on the bishop's face would be caught by Wang Tao, and he could deduce whether he was lying.
But the bishop's performance was no different from just now. He did not rush to refute or get angry, but looked at Wang Tao calmly and said:
"With your ability, this The base has almost no defense against you, just go and see for yourself.”
The bishop actually hopes that Wang Tao will know more about the Twilight Church, because he feels that Wang Tao’s strength is good, and it will be wasted if he does not stay in the Twilight Church.
"..." Wang Tao has naturally seen the Twilight Church headquarters. Because he has seen it, he is a little confused.
But just a headquarters can't mean anything... So Wang Tao said:
"What kind of holy medicine did you make? If people eat it, it will make people addicted and make people worse than death. In the end, they will die in pain. You said this is To give all survivors a safe home?”
“Huh?”
Hearing this, the bishop was still not angry, but let out a light sigh:
"That was how long ago, the holy medicine is very safe now... Have you ever been there? From afar? There are no survivors within a certain range who don’t know about this.”
The bishop inferred from Wang Tao's words that Wang Tao should have come from a very far away place.
But Wang Tao now said in his heart: It is indeed him!
Wang Tao was still a little skeptical just now, whether the previous Twilight Church was fake. After all, the gap between before and after was too big. But now it is certain that it was this bishop who made those holy medicines.
But before Wang Tao could continue to speak, the bishop spoke again. He rubbed his temples helplessly and said:
"It's the medicine that's three-part poison. Due to the limitations of technology at the time, those holy medicines did have some side effects and even death, but those were all accidents. New medicines have their own differences." Aren’t accidents like this really common? But now that the holy medicine technology is very mature, there is no need to worry about poisoning.”
"You gave that poison to so many people, and you said it was for their own good?"
Wang Tao was so angry that he laughed.
Faced with Wang Tao's ridicule, the bishop suddenly looked at Wang Tao with a very pitiful look: "Sometimes, ignorance is also a kind of happiness..."
Wang Tao was speechless, unexpectedly I also have a day when I am called ignorant.
"Then tell me, what benefits can it bring to them by eating poison like yours?"
Wang Tao wanted to hear how this bishop could argue.
"Safe! After taking my holy medicine, they will become safer. In the end of the world, isn't safety the greatest benefit?"
The bishop said immediately.
"Becoming very safe?" Wang Tao frowned.
Even though those holy medicines now have no side effects, they still can't improve their strength. In the apocalypse, strength is king. How can we be safe without increasing our strength? This is complete bullshit.
The bishop seemed to see what Wang Tao was thinking. He looked at Wang Tao with some sympathy, then shook his head and said:
"You obviously don't know the laws of this world. But since we It's fate to meet each other... In this world, the stronger the average strength of human beings, the stronger the zombies, monsters and so on!"
Hearing this, Wang Tao's face remained calm, but in his heart But very surprised.
This bishop actually discovered the laws of how the world works? He hasn't reached the seventh level yet. How did he find out?
When Wang Tao was surprised, the bishop continued:
"Don't believe it, this is the truth! And zombies and monsters are much higher than the average strength of us humans! In other words, maybe we humans can At the fourth level, the zombie monsters are already at the fifth level! "
"In other words, the stronger the average strength of human beings, the stronger the zombie monsters are! And the average strength of zombie monsters is half higher than us! ...So theoretically, humans can never catch up with zombies! The harder humans try to become stronger, the faster they will die!"
Wang Tao knows that "human beings are getting stronger and stronger, and zombies will die faster!" "Monsters get stronger and stronger" is how the world works, but he doesn't know that zombie monsters will always be one level higher than humans...
Seeing Wang Tao's silence, the bishop continued:
"Does this sound very unsolvable? In fact, it is indeed very unsolvable. Humanity seems to be doomed to destruction. But this does not mean that human beings have no hope of survival at all..."
"Currently I think There is only one way to solve this problem..."
At this point, the bishop paused, and then his tone suddenly became passionate.
“Let a few people quickly improve their strength and advance to the fourth, fifth, sixth or even seventh level! And then don’t let the majority of people improve their strength and remain ordinary people. As long as the number of ordinary people is enough If the average strength of human beings is weak, the level of zombie monsters will not be high. Then we humans can have a safer living environment. Although the strength of a few people is strong, But in the face of a huge population base, it will still be forcibly pulled down. At certain critical moments, these strong people can still play a decisive role..."
Hearing this, Wang Tao suddenly seemed to understand the bishop. What to do? Sure enough, just listen to the bishop continue:
"And my holy medicine is something that can prevent human beings from improving their strength! As long as these people are ordinary people, the end of the world will not be as scary as imagined! So I said that after taking my holy medicine, they will It will become safer!"
"..."
Wang Tao had also thought about whether to stop everyone in the base from improving their strength, but in the end he did not say it.
After all, there are too many people, and many people also have a rebellious mentality. The more they are not allowed to do something, the more they will do it. Another thing is that even if they have improved their strength, they are no match for zombie monsters now, but they can at least struggle after improving their strength... So Wang Tao did not implement this plan.
And this bishop has obviously started implementing this plan a long time ago. However, he knew the news about the laws of this world much earlier than Wang Tao, and he started planning it very early! This also just answered a question that Wang Tao had before, why he felt that the people in the Twilight Church headquarters were all weak. It turned out that the bishop did not allow them to be promoted.
In theory, this seems to be a solution, but the problem is that there are already many seventh-level zombies in the world, as well as seventh-level destruction-level monsters!
Now that the overall strength of the Twilight Church is so weak, it feels like any seventh-level creature has the ability to destroy the Twilight Church!
"Assuming that what you said is right, there is such a law of operation in the world. But it is not applicable now, right? After all, there are many seventh-level creatures now, let alone improving their strength. Even if I improve my strength, I still can’t beat him..."
Wang Tao frowned.
Hearing Wang Tao's words, the bishop who had always been calm suddenly became excited.
"Originally, everything was fine and was all in my plan. As long as I sent out enough potions, the overall strength of human beings would be weakened, so that the zombie monsters would not be able to become stronger. Then I would deal with these people. It's a great advantage..."
"But what I didn't expect was that things didn't go as I expected. The zombies around our base were relatively weak, but the zombies in other places were relatively weak. They are all very strong! And those zombies can evolve very quickly!”
“After some research, I discovered that I don’t know which survivor base has improved its overall strength! , which has raised the average strength of us humans. Originally, those zombies were not enough for me to fight, but now I can’t even fight them..."
At the end, the bishop gritted his teeth.
“If you let me know who ruined my plan and who made these zombies greatly improve their levels, then I will fight him to the death!”
"..."
Hearing this resentful voice, Wang Tao looked very strange.
If nothing else, it seems that the person the bishop is scolding is himself... The reason why the overall strength of the Changhe Base has been greatly improved is definitely Wang Tao's first credit. So in other words, Wang Tao seems to have helped the people at Changhe Base improve their combat effectiveness, but is he actually doing a disservice?
No, you can’t say that. From the bishop's perspective, Wang Tao is indeed doing a disservice, but from the perspective of Changhe Base, if it weren't for Wang Tao's Changhe Base, it might have fallen before, how could it have persisted until now...
Wang Tao's silence made The bishop thought Wang Tao was frightened by him. When he was about to speak out, Wang Tao suddenly said:
"So in other words, you have been busy for so long, and now it is all in vain? Humanity is still destined to be destroyed?"
Unexpectedly, the bishop shook his head directly.
"No, there is another way now..."
While speaking, the bishop took out a transparent glass box, which contained soil, gravel, branches, etc., as well as a group of Ant. This group of ants seems to have lost its direction. The head and tail of the ant colony are connected together, and they keep spinning there.
“You should have seen this phenomenon, called the death spiral. The leader ant loses its direction, causing the ants following it to get lost... If nothing happens, the group of ants will eventually die of exhaustion. The situation we are facing now is just like this death spiral, trapped in an endless loop. No matter what we do, we will eventually die! But..."
The bishop suddenly opened the lid, reached in, and scratched randomly in the glass box, directly destroying the environment here and crushing a few ants to death. Then I saw that the group of ants suddenly had a direction and stopped turning in circles, so they quickly lined up and got back to their burrows...
"If you want to break this death spiral, you need a very strong force." To destroy everything with the power of destruction! Only in this way can we humans have a chance to survive! "I already have an idea to obtain this power that can destroy everything!" Only we, the Twilight Church, can do it, and we, the Twilight Church, are the saviors of mankind!”
At the end, the bishop’s voice became impassioned. Clearly, he has cast himself into the role of savior.
“And you, are you willing to help me save all mankind?”
The bishop looked at Wang Tao expectantly. The reason why he talked so much to Wang Tao was because he still needed a few helpers, and he thought Wang Tao was quite suitable.
(End of this chapter)