Global Dungeon: I Can See the Status Bar

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Do Divine Spirits Truly Exist?

Mud, chaos, dilapidation, filth, stench, disorder.

Just like the poorest slums filled with Dalits in the neighboring country of Divine Continent.

This was the entire impression Lu Wenwu had of the Giant Bone Gathering Place as he walked among the precarious buildings.

In this settlement pieced together with construction waste and strange materials, pairs of eyes filled with hopelessness and numbness slowly moved, watching this group as if they had descended from the Divine Country.

Clothed in rags, struggling to fill their stomachs.

The rites and virtues once held dear on this land had long disappeared.

Replaced only by humanity’s most primitive desires and instincts engraved in DNA.

“When the granaries are full, people are mindful of etiquette.”

“When clothing and food are abundant, people are conscious of honor and shame.”

The nuclear war broke out, the world turned to wasteland, and the splendid culture created by human civilization almost ceased on this planet.

Living?

Merely survival.

Struggling for survival.

People like Old John are anomalies among anomalies.

Lu Wenwu couldn’t understand why, more than a hundred and fifty years after the apocalypse, humanity still hadn’t managed to establish a new wasteland civilization and attempt to restore past prosperity.

One should strive to live like a person!

Currently, they are merely a bunch of high-tech primitive creatures scavenging for junk, only knowing how to press switches.

The technological level of the wasteland world before the nuclear war wasn’t low.

At least, it wasn’t lower than that of Blue Star in Lu Wenwu’s previous life.

Many relics from the old era surviving to this day could be called “high-tech.”

Machines capable of quickly purifying freshwater tainted with nuclear radiation.

Electromagnetic ejection firearms similar to Gauss Rifles.

Devices that can even eliminate the contamination of mutant bodies, making them edible!

It’s hard to imagine how a world once possessing such a level of technology could end up in such a state.

Is it the influence of those so-called divine spirits?

As various speculations flashed through their minds, they had already met the leader of the Giant Bone Gathering Place.

A robust Tier Four man covered in hard shells, wrapped in unknown beast hides.

In this wasteland, he could be considered strong.

Utilizing a large number of old-era weapons, he could kill Tier Five mutants.

But in front of the five-person group, he wasn’t much.

Besides Enchanting Demon Kashan, any one of them could easily defeat him.

“You honorable Upper Envoys have come from afar from the Divine Country. Is it that God of Natural Redemption is about to descend again into the world?”

The leader, having evidently received prior reports, approached quickly, looking at the group with respect mingled with eagerness, without any hint of doubt about their identity.

This was normal.

Given the strength Lu Wenwu displayed at the gate, even if he claimed to be a heavenly demon seed or a human world plague, this leader would have to accept it grudgingly.

“Let’s not rush into that; we need to understand some things first,” said Anthony, the most amiable of them, “Have your men leave first.”

This was something they had discussed in advance, disguising themselves as followers of the so-called God of Natural Redemption.

Anthony was in charge of inquiry, while Lu Wenwu handled the intimidation.

Initially, Lu Wenwu wanted to fight for the right to interrogate… to handle external communication.

But not only did Old Monk Ruhuo, even Enchanting Demon Kashan opposed him with a look of horror.

Thus, the matter was dropped.

The leader paused for a moment, then said solemnly, “Everyone else, leave.”

“Boss, this…” one underling hesitated to speak.

Lu Wenwu glanced at him and clenched his fist powerfully.

A violent surge of air burst forth, instantly toppling the ready and waiting subordinates, leaving them spinning and dizzy.

“If I really wanted to kill someone, do you think you could stop me? With those hundred-year-old antiques in your hands?” He calmly stated a fact, “Even if I stand here and let you hit me, could you break my defense?”

The subordinates looked at their leader with a bitter face.

After receiving the order again, they reluctantly retreated.

“Please, honorable Upper Envoys, have a seat.”

The leader politely guided them to sit, personally offering five portions of Tier One drinkable water gathered by the priest’s superpower.

“What would you like to know, honored Upper Envoys?”

“Here’s the thing: we went out this time to compile a chronicle, visiting different places to record the faith of each gathering place in the various divine spirits, as a beginning to end the wasteland era,” Anthony said cheerfully. “So, getting straight to the point, when did your faith in the Great Evolution God start?”

The leader pondered for a moment, then uncertainly replied, “I think… I think it was from the very beginning after the nuclear war broke out, but I can’t say for sure. I only know the Great Evolution God was the first divine spirit to descend upon the world.”

The first one?

Anthony’s expression turned serious: “From the information you received, did the Great Evolution God descend after the nuclear war, and not before?”

“Although I don’t know the exact time, I’m very certain,” the leader nodded firmly. “According to what my grandfather’s grandfather said, it was precisely thanks to the Great Evolution God’s grace that we acquired the power of evolution, enabling us to resist the omnipresent nuclear radiation and pollution.”

Kashan transmitted via magic: “It’s the truth, the soul is normal.”

“Before the Great Evolution God descended, did no one undergo evolution or awaken a superpower?” Anthony continued to ask, “How do you determine this was all brought by the Great Evolution God and not triggered by the natural environment?”

“Sir, I believe this question is meaningless! The Great Evolution God has granted the power and physique for everyone, including you and me, to survive on this wasteland. Even if you are not a believer of the Great Evolution God, you shouldn’t slander such a great existence!”

The leader was clearly angered by Anthony’s sharp questioning concerning his faith.

Even with Lu Wenwu’s death threat, he responded with a somewhat defiant attitude.

“The Great Evolution God truly exists; our ancestors witnessed it firsthand back then!”

“Its great body descended from the sky, and the whole world was engulfed in a bloody rain, encompassing countless terrified humans.”

“The blood rain bestowed us with the initial evolution. Since then, we have had the chance to continue struggling for breath in the wasteland!”

“We should be grateful!”

“The Great Evolution God is so tolerant and loving, even allowing other divine spirits to share its believers! And it generously grants its divine power!”

No one expected that concerning divine spirits, the leader would react so passionately.

In Kashan’s judgment, everything he said was true.

At least in the leader’s entrenched recognition, all this truly existed and truly happened.

Even the first-generation survivors had once witnessed the true body of the Great Evolution God descending.

So…

Does the wasteland world truly have a Great Evolution God?

Moreover, did it help preserve the fire of civilization among the wasteland humans through collective transformation?

Things suddenly became somewhat delicate.