"Bring out your leader. This place has already been taken by us." In front of the crowd stood Wu Yingzhou, wearing that infuriating expression. This operation marked the first battle for their Academia's training!
Most of the main force still needed to guard the Gathering Place, while Academia was conducting practical training. More importantly, this was a rare opportunity; there were too few chances for them to take action within the entire Gathering Place. Most of the Third Stage Superpowered Individuals were not particularly significant in Hope Gathering Place.
Even if they came out to fight, they would be terrified, unable to resist those enemies who were intent on taking them down.
But now it was different. The Fanatic Legion had over a hundred thousand participants in the battle. These people were all lunatics, frighteningly strong in combat. As long as they weren't facing Seventh Level powerhouses, they would have no problem. When encountering Seventh Level strong individuals, they could still put up a fight. Moreover, the Fanatic Legion was supported by the Power of Faith, allowing them to quickly connect with Zheng Yifan.
This was also a function recently developed by Zheng Yifan. When the Fanatic Legion needed to summon him, their sincere prayers would trigger a response within his body. His power would naturally want to answer the prayers of his followers and lend assistance.
And he could naturally sense the location of his followers.
How powerful is the collective belief of a hundred thousand people?
Zheng Yifan could feel that if they united and received support from his Power of Faith, they could definitely allow their followers to unleash power equivalent to Seventh Level strength.
This was the Superpower of a large number of believers. It was also the optimization achieved by Xu Jie’s Superpower; as for maximizing it, that would require even more followers in the future.
Or perhaps it would be endless. Because there is no limit to quantity, power can almost stack infinitely.
This could be the strongest Superpower in the world. It could also be one of the weakest Superpowers because the combat effectiveness displayed by Superpowers themselves is rather lacking. They do not possess strong individual abilities; instead, they rely on forming overwhelming strength through numbers.
Of course, this kind of strength could already compensate for individual capabilities. Because when believers went out, they were at least part of teams consisting of dozens of people. In this apocalyptic world, such teams were quite unusual; they resembled the most amicable brothers who had never had any disputes. Everyone seemed to act as one.
For their companions, they could sacrifice themselves for righteousness. They could dedicate everything they had.
Fanatics could be seen as madmen, or as individuals who, through a shared belief, reached a soul connection that felt almost like blood ties.
Now, they were responsible for holding the line. They could sense that Zheng Yifan was in the city; he was their god, possessing god-like powers. They understood that this battle was akin to a training exercise—merely a way to show those people some bloodshed and help the students adapt to the combat of the apocalypse.
In fact, they were quite relaxed at the back. While those at the front were focused on the enemy, the others were chatting casually, and some had even pulled out handheld game consoles to entertain themselves.
These devices were currently very popular in the Hope Gathering Place, utilizing post-apocalyptic gaming equipment. However, the games themselves were not typical; they were all produced by the Hope Gathering Place, with many users from both the apocalypse and the real world.
The games were themed around the current apocalyptic situation, with everything aligning closely with reality.
In fact, many characters often used Superpowered Individuals as templates; everyone could contribute a small sum of money to apply for their own template creation.
Each person's superpower was unique, and their combat styles varied. The enemies utilized intelligent templates that were exceptionally well-crafted, nearly reaching the computational limits of handheld devices, all designed to present them with sufficient difficulty.
Currently, playing these games was primarily a way to hone their practical combat skills, allowing them to quickly determine which superpower to employ.
The followers found it most advantageous. Since their superpowers were identical, they only needed to set up templates similar to their own. Thus, they were among the first to engage with these games.
Many followers had grown fond of these games. The enemies were naturally all zombies. They sought materials from both Superpowered Individuals and ordinary people to create expansive areas for gameplay.
Zheng Yifan's experiences were embedded within. Every enemy he had faced was represented there, detailing what kinds of foes existed and their weaknesses. Everything Zheng Yifan knew was incorporated into these settings.
This is to familiarize them with the enemy.
Now, among the crowd, a foreigner with yellow hair is controlling his character, fighting against some Second-Level Zombies.
His personal abilities are not strong at the moment, as he is only at Level 1 in the game and is about to advance to the Second Tier. Therefore, dealing with Second-Level Zombies is still quite challenging.
"Lawrence, weren't you a believer in God before? Why are you worshiping Hope God now?" The Hope God mentioned by the person next to him refers to Zheng Yifan, as his followers call him.
"No! Tang! Our great Hope God is God in my eyes. No one knows what God looks like, but in my heart, God is the embodiment of Hope God. He hid away while people still controlled this world and descended into the mortal realm when the apocalypse arrived." Lawrence's face was filled with piety.
Yet his hands did not stop operating his character. Challenging Second-Level Zombies as a First Level player is indeed quite difficult, especially for the followers; their Superpowers do not allow them to challenge higher-level Zombies effectively. It is hard to achieve anything even at the same level.
"Alright! Everyone has their own Hope God in their hearts, but can you not challenge hellish difficulty? How are we supposed to survive? I only reached Third Stage playing on difficult mode, and then I couldn't get past the first Gathering Place map anymore." Tang Lang looked helplessly at this Fellow beside him.
He truly was a gaming fanatic, skillfully controlling his character and possessing a calm mind that always knew how to evade Zombies, luring them into a grocery store.
It was a narrow space where Second-Level Zombies could not unleash their full speed. However, Lawrence thrived in it, continuously attacking the Zombies with Holy Power. Finally, using the confined space, he trapped a Zombie between the shelves and dispatched it with Holy Power and a baseball bat.
"You must treat the game as reality at all times and establish models at the fastest speed while seeking combat strategies. This way, you can ensure you kill your enemies. After all, didn't Hope God create this game in Gathering Place just to train our judgment skills?" Lawrence said wisely as he looked at Tang Lang before continuing to search for the next enemy. (To be continued)
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