Chapter 1654: Chapter 696: Death Spiral_2

Wang Tao wanted to hear how this Bishop could still argue.

“Safety! After taking my holy medicine, they will become safer. In this apocalypse, isn’t safety the greatest benefit?”

The Bishop replied immediately.

“Become very safe?”

Wang Tao frowned.

Even if those holy medicines now have no side effects, they still can’t enhance strength. In the apocalypse, strength reigns supreme. Without an increase in strength, how can one be safe? This is utter nonsense.

But the Bishop seemed to see through Wang Tao’s thoughts, he looked at Wang Tao somewhat sympathetically, then shook his head and said:

“Obviously, you don’t know the operating rules of this world. But since we met, it’s considered fate… In this world, the stronger the average human strength, the stronger the zombies and monsters!”

Hearing this, Wang Tao’s face remained expressionless, but he was quite surprised inside.

This Bishop, has he also discovered the world’s operating rules? And he’s not even at the seventh level, how did he discover it?

While Wang Tao was surprised, the Bishop continued:

“Don’t doubt it, the fact is just like that! And zombies and monsters are slightly stronger than the average human strength! That means, perhaps when we humans are at the fourth level, the zombies and monsters are already at the fifth!”

“That is to say, the stronger the average human strength, the stronger the zombies and monsters! And the average strength of zombies and monsters is slightly higher than ours… So theoretically speaking, humans can never catch up with the zombies! The more we try to get stronger, the faster we’ll die!”

Wang Tao knew the world rule that “the stronger humans become, the stronger the zombies and monsters become,” but he didn’t know that zombies and monsters would always be a level higher than humans…

Seeing Wang Tao silent, the Bishop continued:

“Doesn’t this sound unsolvable? In fact, it is indeed unsolvable. Humans seem destined to be destroyed. However, this doesn’t mean there’s no hope for human survival at all…”

“Currently, there’s only one way to solve this problem…”

The Bishop paused here, then suddenly his tone became somewhat fervent.

“Let the strength of a few be rapidly enhanced, ascending to Level 4, Level 5, Level 6, or even Level 7! Then prevent the majority from enhancing their strength, keeping them as ordinary people. As long as the number of ordinary people is enough, it can bring down the average of human strength. And with the human average strength weakened, the level of zombies and monsters won’t be elevated. That way, we humans can have a safer survival environment! Although the strength of a few has increased, in front of a vast population, it will still be forcibly lowered. At critical moments, these strong ones can still play a decisive role…”

Hearing this, Wang Tao suddenly seemed to understand what the Bishop wanted to do. Indeed, he just heard the Bishop continue:

“And my holy medicine is something that prevents humans’ strength from gaining enhancement! As long as these people remain as ordinary people, the apocalypse is not as terrifying as imagined! So I say, after taking my holy medicine, they will become safer!”

“…”

Wang Tao had previously considered whether to stop everyone in the base from enhancing their strength, but ultimately did not voice it.

After all, there are too many people, and many have a rebellious mindset, the more you forbid them, the more they want to do it. Moreover, even if they enhance their strength, they are not opponents of zombies or monsters now, but at least enhancing strength allows for some struggle… So Wang Tao did not implement this strategy.

And this Bishop had clearly begun executing this plan long ago. However, he learned the world rules much earlier than Wang Tao and started planning early on! This also actually answered a previous doubt of Wang Tao–why did the people at the headquarters of the Dusk Church seem so weak? Turns out the Bishop didn’t let them enhance.

Theoretically, this indeed seems like a solution, but there’s a problem: there are already many seventh-level zombies appearing around the world, and there are also seventh rank of destruction monsters!

Now the overall strength of the Dusk Church is so weak, it feels like any seventh-level creature could easily wipe out the Dusk Church!

“Assuming you’re right, and there is such an operating rule in the world. But isn’t it a bit outdated now? After all, many seventh-level creatures have already appeared, let alone increasing strength, even with enhanced strength, we can’t fight them…”

Wang Tao said with a frown.

Hearing this, the always calm Bishop suddenly became agitated.

“Originally, everything was fine, all according to my plan. As long as I sent out enough potions, the overall human strength would weaken, and thus the zombies and monsters wouldn’t be able to become stronger. Then I would have a great advantage dealing with these people…”

“But to my surprise, things did not go as I predicted. The zombies around our base are relatively weak, but elsewhere they are very strong! Moreover, these zombies also evolve, and their evolution speed is very fast!”

“After some research, I found out that some survivor base had its overall strength enhanced, raising the human average strength. Originally those zombies weren’t enough for me to handle, now I can barely handle them…”

In the end, the Bishop gritted his teeth.

“If I find out who ruined my plan, who allowed these zombies to gain significant level enhancements, I will fight him to the death!”

“…”

Hearing this bitter voice, Wang Tao looked very strange.

If there were no accidents, the person the Bishop was cursing seemed to be himself… The reason the Changhe Base’s overall strength significantly increased, Wang Tao definitely deserves credit for it. So it means that while Wang Tao seemed to be helping Changhe Base enhance their combat power, he was actually being counterproductive?

No, it can’t be said like that. From the Bishop’s perspective, Wang Tao was indeed being counterproductive, but from the Changhe Base’s perspective, if it weren’t for Wang Tao, Changhe Base might have fallen long ago, and wouldn’t have been able to hold out until now…

Wang Tao’s silence made the Bishop think Wang Tao was scared by him. As he was about to speak, Wang Tao suddenly said:

“So you’re saying that after all this time, it’s all been for nothing? Humanity is still destined for destruction?”

Unexpectedly, the Bishop shook his head directly.

“No, there is still one method now…”

While speaking, the Bishop took out a transparent glass box containing soil, gravel, twigs, and a group of ants. The ants seemed to have lost their direction, with the front and rear of the colony circling endlessly.

“You’ve probably seen this phenomenon, it’s called a death spiral, where the lead ant loses its direction, causing those following it to get lost… If left unchecked, the ants will ultimately exhaust their strength and die. The situation we’re facing now is similar to this death spiral, caught in a deadly cycle, ultimately leading to death! However…”

The Bishop suddenly opened the lid and reached inside, flailing around the glass box, directly disrupting the environment and even crushing a few ants. Then the ants suddenly had a direction, stopped circling, and quickly headed back to their hole in an orderly line…

“To break this death spiral requires a very strong force to cause destruction! That is what is meant by ‘no destruction, no construction’, rebirth from death! Only then can humans have a chance to survive!”

“And to obtain this power that can destroy everything, I have some clues, and only our Dusk Church can accomplish it, we, the Dusk Church, are the saviors of humanity!”

At the end, the Bishop’s voice became impassioned. Clearly, he had already assumed the role of the savior.

“And you, are you willing to assist me in saving all of humanity?”

The Bishop looked somewhat expectantly at Wang Tao. The reason he told Wang Tao so much was because he needed several helpers, and he found Wang Tao quite suitable.