Apocalypse - Evil Shelter System

Alex looked at the blood with suspicion, his brow furrowing involuntarily. He couldn't shake the feeling that there was something profoundly unusual about it, even perceiving a hint of danger. After pondering for a moment, Alex took out a healing potion and drank it. Instantly, the paleness from his injuries faded, and his cheeks regained their color.

"Alright."

Alex clapped his hands, stood up, and then extracted the crystal core from the chest of the shadow. The core was spherical in shape, its surface covered in dense patterns, containing terrifying energy—it was clearly no ordinary core.

Alex narrowed his eyes slightly, then placed the core into his belt pouch. "Since I'm here, I might as well have a look around," he muttered to himself, then proceeded deeper into the spaceship. The closer he got to the interior, the stronger the odd smell became.

Finally, when Alex reached the deepest part of the ship, he could clearly see the surroundings. The setup was similar to a normal room, except that various types of biological skeletons hung on the walls. These skeletons were bizarre in appearance, including humans, magical beasts, and even some creatures Alex had never seen before.

His gaze swept over the skeletons, eventually resting on a human corpse that was well-preserved and exuded a strong aura of power.

"Could this be some mysterious master?" Alex speculated to himself. Regardless, the power of this master must have been formidable, as Alex could faintly feel a sense of oppression emanating from the corpse.

Just then, suddenly, the corpse opened its eyes, and a wave of intangible psychic energy washed over Alex. He felt as if his soul was about to shatter, his vision filling with numerous illusions.

The protagonists of these illusions were all soldiers dressed in golden armor, riding white horses, each with a heroic and imposing presence, their aura intimidating.

Then, the scene shifted. A young man clad in golden battle armor sat in the void, looking down upon all beings. Moreover, the young man bore a face identical to Alex's, even their demeanors were exactly the same, making it difficult for Alex to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Alex stared at this image, dumbfounded, unable to speak for a long time. Then, the vision disappeared. Shock filled Alex's eyes.

"What exactly is going on? I clearly saw an image just now, how did it turn into a real vision in the blink of an eye?" Alex murmured, frowning, "Could it be that I was seeing the future? Or was what I just saw merely an illusion?"

"But it doesn't seem like just an illusion, because if it were merely an illusion, it wouldn't have caused such a strong resonance in me." Alex pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure out what had just happened.

However, one thing Alex was sure of was that his memory hadn't been lost; in fact, it had become clearer. Even those scenes he had just witnessed felt as though they had occurred yesterday.

Alex sighed and then decided to continue looking for other clues, such as information about human deaths and alien species.

He continued moving forward and soon entered the interior of the massive spaceship. Here, apart from the skeletons, there was basically nothing else.

However, at the top of the spaceship, there was a bead hanging. The bead was dark and emitted a faint, ghostly light. Alex looked up at the bead on the ceiling, his gaze becoming focused.

Just then, the bead suddenly burst into dazzling light, and two lines of text appeared above it—

[System Alert]: One-time weapon 'Ruin Thunder' discovered.

"Hey? What does this mean?"

Alex was momentarily stunned, then he bent down to study it closely.

"What is this Ruin Thunder?" Alex muttered to himself.

[System Alert]: According to the host's data library, this is a weapon specifically designed to destroy interstellar civilizations.

"Destroy interstellar civilizations?" Alex's lips curled slightly.

[System Alert]: Would the host like to purchase? (Price: 1000 Apocalypse Coins.)

"Damn, 1000 Apocalypse Coins, why don't you just rob me?" Alex's face showed a pained expression.

However, Alex knew that the Ruin Thunder was definitely more than just 1000 Apocalypse Coins. After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth, exchanged 100 Apocalypse Coins, and purchased a Ruin Thunder.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have acquired 1 Ruin Thunder."

Hearing the voice in his mind, Alex breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He grabbed the Ruin Thunder and slammed it to the ground.

Boom!

The Ruin Thunder exploded, turning into a sky full of flames shooting in all directions.

"What the hell? It exploded just like that?" Alex was dumbfounded; this was nothing like what he had expected. He had wanted to test its destructive power.

Alex was somewhat bewildered. He then took out a few more Ruin Thunders and threw them.

Boom, boom, boom...

Loud explosions echoed throughout the spaceship.

However, these explosions did not cause any damage to the spaceship.

"Is this a defense system?" Alex muttered, not surprised that a spaceship left by an emperor-level technological civilization would be this resilient.

Although the attack power of these Ruin Thunders was impressive, they were ineffective against such a high-level defense system. Alex shook his head, feeling somewhat regretful. He had wanted to experiment further to see if he could produce more Ruin Thunders. However, since the Ruin Thunders were unable to damage the spaceship, Alex decided not to waste them anymore.

After tidying up, Alex prepared to leave the area. Just then, a map appeared directly in front of him. Alex examined the map with a hint of confusion, feeling a sense of familiarity. Suddenly, his pupils constricted because he recognized the true nature of the map.

"Isn't this location the capital? Could their headquarters be in the capital?" Alex's face showed disbelief.

Alex had not expected that these aliens would choose to establish their headquarters in the capital; it seemed utterly inconceivable. But then again, he thought it over and came to terms with it. The capital was not what it used to be, and it made sense that these aliens valued it highly.

"It looks like it's time to take a trip to the capital. I wonder if there have been any changes there."

When he returned to the City of Darkness, Alex shared this news with Avril. At first, Avril was strongly against Alex going to the capital, worried about the dangers of the journey. However, she ultimately couldn't dissuade Alex and had to agree.

Moreover, this trip to the capital would require many warriors, and those mutated vampire warriors were the perfect choice.