155 – Star Explosion!

“Damn, this guy really stepped in luck. He picked up Hercules’ power just by chance and reached Seven-Star combat strength instantly…”

Cai Yonglong clicked his tongue.

“Brother Wang, is there something wrong with Xu Yi’s personality?”

Zhang Jun frowned, sensing something amiss.

“Indeed, there’s an issue. So, I won’t focus on cultivating him.”

Wang Ping nodded.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about him. Let’s get to the main topic first. You probably guessed it, the purpose of this Light God Orb is to grant someone the power of Apollo, the God of Light.”

Wang Ping glanced around the group, finally looking at Zhang Yueying, and spoke.

Everyone was shocked, some looked at Zhang Yueying with envy, but said nothing further.

The power of Apollo, the God of Light, was Eight-Star combat strength after all.

Acquiring this power was akin to ascending to the heavens in a single step. Currently, in the chat group, except for Brother Wang, everyone else would be overshadowed by Zhang Yueying.

However, it was Wang Ping’s item. Whoever he decided to give it to, they might be envious but wouldn’t dwell on it.

“Brother Wang… such a precious item… are you really going to give it to me?”

Zhang Yueying said, somewhat flustered.

“It’s not a gift; it’s a sale. You’ll have to pay it back in the future.”

Wang Ping shook his head, reminding her.

“I understand; I’ll pay it back in the future.”

Zhang Yueying quickly assured, her face filled with anticipation.

With such tremendous power, she could rise in one step and no longer be a nobody in the chat group.

Moreover, completing the group mission this time meant she could exchange for a more powerful Golden Finger.

This undoubtedly changed her fate.

Wang Ping was her benefactor.

“Good, as long as you understand. Also, let me explain the Light God Orb. It’s not as powerful as you imagine. This thing is a one-time use item. The power is consumable. In other words, every time you use its power, the total amount will decrease until it’s gone completely.”

Wang Ping nodded, seriously reminding her.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao and the others felt a bit more balanced. It turned out it wasn’t a direct ascent to the heavens but a consumable item, which diminished its allure.

“I see.”

Zhang Yueying was slightly taken aback, a bit disappointed but still very content.

“Brother Wang, if it’s a consumable item, can Apollo, the God of Light’s power, really cleanse the surface?”

Cai Yonglong pondered and asked.

“The benchmark for Eight-Star combat strength isn’t about consuming all the power to flatten the Eurasian continent but doing so in a short time, even sinking it.”

Wang Ping looked at Cai Yonglong and spoke slowly.

“In other words, an Eight-Star combat strength can indeed cleanse the surface. But compared to Nine-Star combat strength, it takes longer and consumes more power.”

“In fact, in my opinion, in a non-mystical world, Seven-Star or even Six-Star combat strength could achieve this. They just take progressively longer.”

“I see.”

Cai Yonglong nodded, agreeing that Wang Ping made sense.

Even without Eight-Star combat strength, they could still spend more time cleansing the surface.

They just couldn’t do so because anomalous entities kept stopping them.

After that, Wang Ping didn’t say much more and directly placed the Light God Orb into Zhang Yueying’s body, using a Secret Technique to help her absorb the power.

Of course, other measures were in place as well.

Various grand formations and barriers were activated to prevent any information from leaking out.

Once Zhang Yueying’s situation stabilized, Wang Ping closed his eyes to start another life simulation.

“System, I want to start a Free Simulation.”

Wang Ping said in his heart.

“Ding, Life Simulator activated, Free Simulation starting.”

The system’s voice sounded again, a screen appeared, and text began to float.

【On the first day, you all took action. Zhang Yueying started cleansing the surface, broadcasting the action globally.】

【Zhang Yueying displayed terrifying power, easily obliterating a Tier 5 mutated beast to ashes without leaving a trace.】

【This terrifying power shocked all humanity, igniting hope in many who began worshiping Zhang Yueying as a deity, believing humanity had a chance.】

【Moreover, some research showed the infection rate of the increasingly potent JY Virus seemed to slow down, an astonishing discovery delighting many researchers, who believed humanity might truly be saved.】

【Then, Zhang Yueying continued cleansing the surface. Initially, many were shocked, rejoicing at the mutant beasts’ deaths. But soon, this act caused panic and fear among humans.】

【They deemed Zhang Yueying too crazy, doing irrational things. Killing mutant beasts was fine, but reducing all areas outside survival bases to flat land was incomprehensible.】

【After Zhang Yueying eradicated the marine mutated beasts, people became even more terrified since even seawater was evaporated, ruining Earth’s ecosystem, with experts predicting future unsuitability for human life.】

【At this moment, the virus’s infection capability surged, transforming everyone except Zhang Yueying into mutant beasts.】

“Failed again.”

Wang Ping frowned slightly.

Humanity’s negative emotions were indeed burdensome.

Though he was human, he had to admit the human psyche was incredibly complex.

If you were strong and brought hope to humanity, they’d be excited. But if too strong and you did beyond understanding, they’d fear and shun you.

“Brother Wang, failed again?”

Seeing this, Qin Tian’s expression grew even grimmer.

Initially thinking they’d found a way to break the deadlock, but now another failure. What could they do next?
“Indeed, it’s G… However, there were some issues missed this time; we can make up for it next session.”

Wang Ping nodded and began recounting the simulation’s content.

“The minds of ordinary people are truly complex.”

Chen Yao sighed.

“It’s normal. Human thoughts are inherently complex and multifaceted.”

Zhang Jun shrugged.

Before transmigrating, he was a rich second-generation, living an exciting life and witnessing many dark sides.

Of course, he had also encountered many remarkable people.

However, after experiencing so much post-transmigration, he had become indifferent to the good and evil in human nature.

“Next time, you could try exterminating humans first and then proceed with the clear-up.”

Zhang Jun proposed again.

“Hmm.” Wang Ping nodded but said nothing more.

“Zhang Yueying, can you handle it? If not, Qin Tian and I can help you with a little mind cleansing.”

Wang Ping looked at Zhang Yueying and spoke.

Simulation is just a simulation. If that’s what it takes to clear it, Zhang Yueying would need to do such things.

Therefore, Zhang Yueying had to be ruthless.

Of course, this had to be done within the simulation as well.

“I can do it.”

Zhang Yueying was very conflicted but still bit her lip in determination.

Although she had a very upright worldview, considering the life and death of her companions and knowing the dangers of the anomaly, she would naturally make the right choice rather than be overly compassionate.

The reason she could push herself to do such things was largely due to her disappointment with the people of this world, finding no goodwill there.

Otherwise, she would still be somewhat conflicted.

“However, those children are innocent. Can I…”

Zhang Yueying seemed to remember something and hesitated.

“We can first gather them together to protect them, cleanse their minds a bit. Then, proceed with our actions.”

Wang Ping pondered for a moment and spoke.

“Speaking of which, setting up a large-scale formation for collective brainwashing or memory deletion could cleanse their negative emotions, which might be better.”

Chen Yao looked at Qin Tian and asked.

“Qin Tian, can you do that?”

“I can, but do we really need to? After all, it’s too ostentatious and might get the anomaly’s attention…”

Qin Tian said helplessly.

“It’s unnecessary.” Wang Ping said calmly, “You need to cleanse yourselves mentally. This isn’t real, just future observations, so there’s no psychological burden.”

“Alright then…” Chen Yao and Zhang Yueying both nodded.

Then, Wang Ping closed his eyes and started a new free simulation.

“Ding, the Life Simulator is starting, free simulation begins.”

The system’s voice echoed, the screen lit up, and the words floated into view.

【On the first day, you began your actions. You performed ‘brainwashing’ on Zhang Yueying, who then unleashed her power, setting up controllable forces at every survival base and detonating them simultaneously.】

【Thus, humanity completely vanished from this world. Then, Zhang Yueying started cleaning the surface.】

【However, during the clean-up, you were all suddenly infected and turned into mutant beasts.】

【Due to your death, this simulation ends.】

“What’s going on?”

Wang Ping frowned as he looked at the brief simulation content.

This time, they exterminated all humans first, not giving any room for despair or fear. How did the anomaly still enhance its infection capability and instantly turn them into mutant beasts…?

This is truly odd.

“Brother Wang, another G?”

Cai Yonglong saw Wang Ping frowning and felt uneasy.

The others also became sombre seeing this.

“It’s indeed G…”

Wang Ping sighed and explained the situation.

After listening, everyone fell silent.

This anomaly seemed to be excessively troublesome.

Even after getting stronger, they were still stuck.

It could only be said that dealing with such an anomaly wasn’t something sheer strength could guarantee success against.

“Could it be that we underestimated the anomaly?”

Zhang Jun spoke after some thought.

“We must understand that the anomaly has existed in this world for a long time. It emerged ten years ago, collecting enough specific emotions by now.”

Wang Ping’s eyes gleamed as he quickly grasped Zhang Jun’s meaning and spoke, “Are you saying the anomaly had already grown strong, and the virus was extraordinarily terrifying? Only that it hadn’t chosen to eradicate humanity yet, instead opting for sustainable development?”

Zhang Jun nodded and said, “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean. As for the future scenario where it exterminated all humans, it was probably because it had had enough and decided to execute a final harvest before leaving.”

“If that’s the case, then it makes sense. Those futures where infection happened early were triggered by our actions. Our interference attracted the anomaly’s attention, knowing ‘cleaners’ had arrived in this world. So, it stopped slowly reaping and directly performed a sweeping eradication.”

Qin Tian’s eyes brightened as he figured out the key point.

“Makes a lot of sense.” Cai Yonglong also nodded in agreement.
Chen Yao and Zhang Yueying exchanged a glance, their eyes flickering with realization. Both were not fools and naturally thought this speculation was quite accurate.

“However, even if we understand the principle, it won’t be easy to handle. If we reveal ourselves, we die. If we don’t, it’s hard to destroy him. He already holds the initiative…”

Chen Yao frowned again, unable to resist speaking.

“It’s simple. We leave this world and let Zhang Yueying act alone. She is immune to the virus and can kill the anomaly.”

Zhang Jun glanced at Chen Yao and spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Qin Tian and the others all felt a heavy heart.

Doing so was indeed a plan. Although they were on a mission, the chat group now valued the lives of its members, and abandoning a mission was not impossible.

However, if they left and Zhang Yueying took this path, the humans of this world would really be infected and turned into mutant beasts…

The whole world would become a paradise for these mutant beasts.

They didn’t care about the scum, but those innocent people, especially the innocent children, still made it hard to let go.

“No, it’s useless.”

Wang Ping looked at Zhang Jun and sighed.

“Why?”

Zhang Jun was stunned and couldn’t understand where he had gone wrong.

“We missed a crucial piece of information earlier. The anomaly can also leave this world. However, the condition for its departure is the extermination of all intelligent life.”

Wang Ping exhaled lightly and revealed this truth.

“…”

Wang Ping’s words left Zhang Jun stunned, and the others fell silent as well.

Exterminating all intelligent life, this anomaly had already gained complete control over the initiative.

If it wanted to, it could wipe out humanity in an instant and then leave.

“Isn’t Zhang Yueying still alive? If Zhang Yueying is alive, can the anomaly still leave?”

Qin Tian seemed to recall something and frowned.

“We members of the chat group, although targeted by the anomaly, seem to provide it with significant benefits when killed. Yet, we still don’t fall within their original task scope.”

Wang Ping shook his head and explained.

He had just asked Alpha about this, and Alpha gave a definitive answer.

“This…”

Qin Tian fell silent.

“Then what should we do? This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work either.”

Cai Yonglong smiled bitterly.

“At present, there indeed isn’t a good solution. Brother Wang, should you perhaps retreat for the time being?”

Zhang Jun sighed and said.

“Given the current situation, relying solely on us will likely make it difficult to solve the problem. To be honest, it’s the first time we’ve encountered such a scenario.”

Wang Ping’s face was full of solemnity as he spoke slowly.

In the past, they faced numerous anomalies, causing them a lot of headaches, and they had died multiple times during life simulations.

But in the end, they had always found a way to overcome them.

However, this anomaly was different.

It had already developed to a certain extent and had fully seized control of the initiative.

In practical terms, it appeared insoluble.

For them, it seemed quite insoluble.

Unless there were other chat group members with star-smashing strength who could destroy the entire Earth from outer space in one strike, it would be extremely difficult to kill this anomaly.

Moreover, if they moved too slowly and the anomaly noticed any signs, even with star-smashing strength, the anomaly might escape before being killed.

“Developed anomalies are too perverse…”

Qin Tian said with a bit of toothache.

“And this is just a small fry among the anomalies. Across the myriad realms, there is no shortage of thoroughly developed anomalies. Those beings are the real nightmares.”

Wang Ping looked at Qin Tian and spoke slowly.

With those words, everyone fell silent once again.

“Let’s call on Wu Jun. At this moment, we can only hope his Golden Finger can play a significant role.”

Wang Ping sighed and suggested.

This feeling was quite uncomfortable.

It was the first time he had encountered a life simulator that couldn’t solve the problem and had to hope for a ‘miracle.’

Of course, this was under the premise of not using the worst method to clear the mission, merely hoping for a ‘miracle.’

If they used the worst method, Wang Ping was seventy percent confident they could eliminate the anomaly.

“We can only rely on Wu Jun. His Golden Finger is indeed abnormal. If it triggers a positive possibility, killing the anomaly isn’t impossible.”

Zhang Jun also nodded.

Subsequently, Wang Ping wasted no time and shared the anomaly’s situation in the chat group.

For a while, the chat group was in an uproar.

After all, it was the first time a group mission couldn’t be solved even by Wang Ping.

Wu Jun (20): “Brother Wang, I’ll come right away. Please enable the transmigration permissions.”

Wang Ping (66): “Alright.”

Wang Ping nodded and then enabled the permissions.
Very soon, Wu Jun’s figure appeared before everyone.

“Wu Jun, have you optimized your Golden Finger?”

Wang Ping looked at Wu Jun and asked.

“No, I’m still short of 200,000 group points.”

Wu Jun scratched his head and said helplessly.

“I’ll lend you 200,000 group points first, optimize your Golden Finger right away.”

Wang Ping nodded and directly sent Wu Jun a special red envelope.

This group mission cost him and Wu Jun a lot of group points just to transmigrate here, they can’t let the anomaly escape.

If that happens, they’ll be left with nothing.

Therefore, they have to increase their chances of eliminating the anomaly.

In this situation, allowing Wu Jun to optimize his Golden Finger first is necessary.

“Thanks, Brother Wang!”

Hearing this, Wu Jun became excited.

He accepted the red envelope and then chose to optimize.

After that, an expression of surprise appeared on his face.

“Wu Jun, what ability does your optimized Golden Finger have?”

Seeing Wu Jun’s surprise, Wang Ping also felt a bit expectant and asked curiously.

Chen Yao and the others couldn’t help but look over as well.

“After optimization, the probability of positive developments has reached 60%. Besides that, within these positive developments, the likelihood of achieving my wishes or benefiting me has also increased.”

Wu Jun joyfully explained the abilities of his optimized Golden Finger.

“That’s really powerful.”

Cai Yonglong said enviously.

Wu Jun’s Golden Finger, with its uncertainty factors, is truly a conceptual-level ability.

However, because it was filled with uncertainty, it often backfired.

But, if the probability of positive developments and benefits is increased, its potential is greatly enhanced, truly becoming a miraculous Golden Finger.

“What’s the usage time? Is it still once every seventy-two hours? Are the side effects still present?”

Zhang Jun asked.

“The side effects are still present. The usage time also has a seventy-two-hour cooldown.”

Hearing Zhang Jun’s question, Wu Jun again showed a dejected expression.

Turning into a woman, among other things, had always been a trouble for him, making it hard to know how to complain.

“You don’t need to mind turning into a woman too much. As long as we can complete the group mission and earn group points, maybe another optimization will remove this side effect.”

Wang Ping patted Wu Jun on the shoulder and consoled him.

“That’s easy to say, but another optimization requires 100 million group points. Where can I gather such a vast amount? After all, I also need group points for cultivation.”

Wu Jun muttered helplessly.

“Alright, stop griping and quickly use your Golden Finger’s ability. I can’t stand staying in this damn world for another minute. If you fail, we all might have to flee.”

Qin Tian rolled his eyes and urged.

“No, if the anomaly doesn’t die, I doubt that even if we return to our original world, the virus in us will disappear. Over time, the infection rate will rise until it fully erupts.”

Wang Ping looked at Qin Tian, frowned and said.

“When that happens, our world will suffer along with us.”

“Uh…”

Qin Tian fell silent.

Damn, ordinary viruses wouldn’t have such capabilities.

But this is a virus brought about by the anomaly…

Damn, it’s really possible it could explode across worlds.

“So, this anomaly must die?”

Qin Tian said with a troubled expression.

“Yes.”

Wang Ping nodded, his expression relatively calm.

“Damn, I’m at a loss.”

Qin Tian’s face twitched, and his whole demeanor dropped.

“Brother Wang, how can you still be so calm?”

Chen Yao asked perplexedly.

In the current situation, Wang Ping also couldn’t escape, it was a life and death situation.

“Why should Brother Wang worry? In the worst case, he can just destroy the planet.”

Cai Yonglong looked at Wang Ping and exhaled lightly.

“Doing something like that may be difficult, but with the remaining time, he could definitely grow to that level.”

“That’s the worst case. If possible, I don’t want to shatter Earth or level the entire world.”

Wang Ping paused and sighed.

If Wu Jun’s ability fails, he would have to resort to the most brutal means.

Letting other group members leave this world first.

Then, he would claim the Nirvana Realm seven-layer cultivation reward.
Finally, relying on the terrifying power of the Seventh Layer of the Nirvana Realm, he shattered Earth with a single strike, eradicating the anomaly along with it.

His current cultivation level is the Half-Step Life and Death Realm, but his foundation is exceptionally solid. Both his equipment and divine abilities are luxurious.

Additionally, he has the existence of the proto-domain.

Now, in the chat group, his evaluation has already reached a Nine-Star rating.

If his cultivation were to suddenly leap from the Half-Step Life and Death Realm to the Seventh Layer of the Nirvana Realm, skipping two major realms and several minor realms at once…

Wang Ping has no doubt that he possesses the power to shatter stars.

Although reaching such an extraordinary level, Wang Ping is unsure whether using his power would cause him to be instantly infected by the anomaly and turn into a mutant beast.

But he is absolutely confident that he can instantly eradicate Earth and the anomaly together.

Even if the virus in his body accelerates its infection due to the immense power used, it doesn’t matter.

Once the anomaly dies, the virus will likely disappear.

Even if it doesn’t disappear, its infectiousness will be greatly reduced.

Even if the infectiousness isn’t weakened, at worst, he’ll die once… He still has the Rebirth Talisman as a method of resurrection.

If that still doesn’t work, there are other methods.

Anyway, with the Life Simulator, he has many opportunities to trial and error.

“!!!”

Listening to Wang Ping, whether it was Chen Yao, Zhang Jun, Qin Tian, or Wu Jun… they all stared at Wang Ping in stunned silence.

Damn, Brother Wang can really flatten the entire surface of the planet, even destroy a star?
That’s just absurd.

How long has it been, and Wang Ping has already grown to a Ten-Star battle power, practically leaving other group members no room to breathe.

“Brother Wang… you are really too discouraging,” Chen Yao sighed.

“You’re only lacking in world resources. If possible, you can come to my world to collect resources,” Wang Ping suggested to Chen Yao.

If Chen Yao were in a high-limit, resource-rich world, she could also rapidly grow by optimizing her Golden Finger and pouring resources into it.

Chen Yao remained silent.

She knew it wasn’t that easy. After all, even if she crossed over, she’d only have a few days, and her strength in that world wouldn’t be significant.

“Regarding resources, I can trade group points with you, Brother Wang,” Chen Yao said after some consideration.

“Regarding resources, I’ll review the situation and trade with you,” Wang Ping nodded.

Wang Ping hadn’t nurtured Chen Yao, not because he was afraid she’d surpass him quickly, but simply because he didn’t have enough resources himself.

His Life Simulator was also a huge gold eater.

Every so often, he’d exhaust his resources and have to find new ways to gather more to sustain the Life Simulator’s consumption.

In other words, high-level resources were scarce for him, so how could he possibly use them to nurture others?

“Alright,” Chen Yao nodded, not saying much more.

“Brother Wang, you really are a monstrosity. Ten-Star… damn, I even doubt if I, after becoming immortal, would have that kind of battle power,” Qin Tian muttered.

“Ten-Star is nothing… In our world, it doesn’t even count as a top expert,” Wang Ping sighed.

The Seventh Layer of the Nirvana Realm surely qualifies for a Ten-Star rating, but in the Purple Spirit Realm, there are still the King Realm, Emperor Realm, and even the God Realm.

One could say that while the Nirvana Realm can be considered potent, there’s still a significant gap from top-tier battle power.

Additionally, many in the Nirvana Realm can only cause star explosions in ordinary worlds.

Due to differences in the strength of dimensions, the destructive power of the Nirvana Realm in the Purple Spirit Realm is much less than in an ordinary world.

“Uh…”

Qin Tian, Zhang Jun, and Chen Yao were all at a loss for words.

Saying a Ten-Star rating is nothing… that’s just absurd.

One can only marvel at how the differences between worlds are as vast as the Milky Way at your fingertips.

“Of course, I’m unsure what the Eleven-Star standard is… Perhaps the King Realm and Emperor Realm are also Ten-Star. After all, there are differences between stars. Compared to the Sun, Earth is a small rock. The volume of the Sun is 1.3 million times that of Earth, and the Sun is just a medium-sized star,” Wang Ping shook his head and remarked.

“That makes sense,” Cai Yonglong and the others nodded, finding Wang Ping’s explanation reasonable.

However, despite the logic, they couldn’t remain calm after realizing Wang Ping had reached the brink of possessing star-shattering power.

Star-shattering… just the thought is terrifying.

“Alright, enough talk… Wu Jun, let’s begin. If possible, I’d rather not gain such overwhelming power prematurely,” Wang Ping said, looking at Wu Jun.

There were still some things Wang Ping hadn’t obtained yet. If his cultivation reached the Seventh Layer of the Nirvana Realm, it would be troublesome.

He wouldn’t be able to enter the Blazing Fire Secret Realm.

If he couldn’t enter the Blazing Fire Secret Realm, the Blazing Fire Tower, an Emperor Weapon, would be out of his reach.

Moreover, opportunities like the True King Blood Blossom and Soul Enlightenment Herb would also be out of his grasp, something he could not tolerate.
“I’ll give it a try.”

Wu Jun took a deep breath and nodded seriously.

Then, he directly activated his Golden Finger’s ability.

As Wu Jun activated his ability, he immediately transformed into a woman.

It must be said, Wu Jun was quite handsome, and as a woman, he was rather pretty.

Wang Ping and the others were used to Wu Jun becoming a woman, as they’d seen it in death replays.

However, Zhang Yueying, being new, was astounded, watching Wu Jun in disbelief. She didn’t expect the side effect of Wu Jun’s Golden Finger to be so absurd, turning him directly from a man into a woman.

“I’ll simulate and see what possibilities you triggered.”

Wang Ping nodded towards Wu Jun and closed his eyes again.

“System, start a free simulation.”

“Ding, Life Simulator activated, free simulation begins.”

The familiar voice of the System resounded, the usual screen appeared, and the text began to surface.

【Day One, you all waited quietly.】

【Day Three, having discovered that nothing had happened yet, you all started getting restless. After all, even though Wu Jun’s Golden Finger had been optimized, it was still filled with uncertainties; you had no idea what possibilities it might have triggered.】

【Ultimately, after analysis, you decided to take action. Zhang Yueying began to deal with the Fifth-Rank Mutant Beasts, giving humans a sliver of hope.】

【However, Zhang Yueying’s actions alerted the anomaly. The anomaly initiated the virus infection prematurely. In the end, countless people were infected and turned into mutant beasts, with only a small portion surviving. Among the survivors were you and the children you protected who had no idea of the outside situation and were not infected.】

“Hmm? The future changed?”

Wang Ping felt a surge of surprise as he viewed this development.

This anomaly was clearly the effect of Wu Jun’s Golden Finger, otherwise, such a butterfly effect wouldn’t occur.

Not only did they survive, but even some ordinary people did too.

Still, countless humans were infected, what could be the cause of this anomaly? What possibility did Wu Jun trigger?

Various guesses filled Wang Ping’s mind as the text on the screen continued to surface.

【When you discovered that neither you nor the children you sheltered were infected, you were extremely shocked.】

【Eventually, after helping some people and conducting some analysis, you came to a conclusion: People without fear wouldn’t get infected.】

【In the first simulation, the reason you got infected was because all of humanity suddenly perished, and fear arose unconsciously within you all, leading to your transformation into mutant beasts.】

【In the subsequent simulations, your hearts were initially filled with fear, and performing destructive actions early on made you be discovered by the mutant beasts, which increased their infection efforts, leading to you and humanity getting infected.】

【However, you soon understood your current situation. Before this, you also had fear in your hearts but weren’t infected, likely due to Wu Jun.】

【Wu Jun made you immune to the anomaly’s ability.】

【After coming to this conclusion, you all tentatively activated your powers. The results were encouraging. None of you were infected after extensive power usage.】

【This discovery brought you immense joy. It meant you no longer faced life-threatening danger and could hunt mutant beasts freely.】

【When you prepared to strike, the anomaly noticed Zhang Yueying was impervious to its infection. Fearful, it tried to flee this world.】

【However, it quickly realized that other humans still survived, growing enraged and increasing its infection power. In the end, even the fearless children began transforming into mutant beasts, albeit slowly.】

【Among these children, only a little girl remained unaffected temporarily. Her optimistic nature and hopefulness made her least susceptible to terror, resulting in the slowest infection rate.】

【Having confirmed the anomaly could increase its infection strength, you knew you had to kill it before the child completely transformed.】

【Thus, you sprang into action. With the silver-haired girl in your arms, you unleashed your most terrifying power, no longer holding back. For the first time on Earth, you wielded such overwhelming force.】

【Using your immense Divine Abilities, the entire earth’s surface was blanketed in purple flames, descending like a meteor shower, transforming Earth into a world of purple fire.】

【Under your terrifying power, there was no place for the anomaly to hide. Ultimately, you killed it and exterminated all mutant beasts on Earth, completing the group task.】

【Although you killed the anomaly, the virus on Earth persisted, less potent but still present.】

【With a sigh, you realized that the little girl would eventually turn into a mutant beast, helpless to save her. You entrusted Zhang Yueying to take care of her, then chose to return.】

【With your return, the simulation ended.】

“We finally cleared it, but the price was steep.”

Wang Ping looked at the simulation’s content, opened his eyes, exhaled lightly, and said to everyone.

“Well, as long as we cleared it, paying a price to deal with the anomaly is expected.”

Qin Tian showed a delighted expression as he heard Wang Ping declare their success and muttered.

“A promising youth indeed.” Zhang Jun looked at Qin Tian, displaying a fatherly look of satisfaction.

“凸(艹皿艹)” Qin Tian cursed under his breath.

“Brother Wang, did my Golden Finger come into play?”

Wu Jun inquired eagerly.

“Of course it did, and significantly. Without your Golden Finger, we would have all perished.”

Wang Ping patted Wu Jun’s shoulder and said.

The anomaly may have died, but the virus remained, which was terrifying.

Even though the Life Simulator indicated the virus’s power had decreased, it still existed.

Thus, using a brute-force method to clear the mission had the risk of continued infection.

If that was the case for him, the others were in even graver danger.

Therefore, Wu Jun’s Golden Finger played a crucial role.

That’s the terrifying aspect of rule-type Golden Fingers—they offer frighteningly high upper limits, providing a group immunity buff.

“That’s good to hear, that’s good.” Wu Jun scratched his head and smiled happily.

Even though he optimized his Golden Finger, Wu Jun had been worried about triggering a negative possibility or an insignificant one, which would have been awkward if it had caused negative effects.

Next, Wang Ping shared the simulation details without further ado.