Zombie Apocalypse: I Have Safe Zone Superpower

Chapter 705: Cultivation Crystals

Because of that, Carter quietly ordered several subordinates to monitor Benny closely.

"Watch every movement he makes."

His voice carried deep caution.

"And make sure he never succeeds if he tries anything dangerous."

However, after several days of investigation, the reports only showed Benny helping poor beggars enter the base occasionally.

Nothing more. Gradually, Carter’s guards lowered their vigilance.

Meanwhile, those beggars secretly planted tiny chips all across the Silvy Base.

These chips appeared completely harmless. They emitted no electromagnetic waves, no signals, and no suspicious energy fluctuations whatsoever.

Even the temporal storage responsible for detecting abnormal technological activity failed to notice anything unusual.

By the time the mission was fully completed, an entire month had already passed.

And during that single month... the entire country had changed drastically.

Human civilization was slowly beginning to stabilize again.

With humanity’s remaining knowledge and resources, cities gradually resumed functioning.

Electricity returned to several areas, transportation became smoother, and survivors finally started adapting to their harsh new reality.

Of course, hidden danger zones continued appearing everywhere.

However, thanks to the antidote that had already been distributed, many humans managed to survive infections that previously guaranteed death.

Still, the greatest threat remained unchanged.

Mutated plants. Mutated beasts.

Even though numerous superhumans had formed mercenary teams and continuously hunted these creatures, the endless battles were already taking a severe toll on everyone’s mental state.

These monsters were horrifyingly dangerous.

There was even a two-legged wolf-like beast capable of climbing walls like a spider.

Then there was a six-legged fox with two massive horns growing from its forehead. That creature possessed the terrifying ability to create illusions and mentally bewitch humans.

Many experienced superhumans had already died after being trapped inside those hallucinations.

There was also a mutated rhinoceros the size of an elephant whose footsteps alone could shatter roads apart.

Because of these monstrous creatures, superhumans barely had time to rest.

Every single day became another desperate fight for survival.

However, amidst all this despair, humanity finally discovered a silver lining.

These mutated beasts and plants contained crystals inside their bodies.

And those crystals were unbelievably valuable.

If absorbed properly, a single crystal could provide energy almost equivalent to ten thousand zombie crystals combined.

Once someone completed the absorption process, they could feel their cultivation improving dramatically.

As a result, countless superhumans immediately began hunting mutated creatures obsessively.

Soon afterward, humanity discovered yet another type of crystal.

Cultivation crystals. The reason behind the name was simple.

These crystals possessed energy comparable to zombie crystals, yet they were far purer because they had clearly undergone some form of mysterious refinement process.

Thanks to these cultivation crystals, superhumans no longer needed to constantly hunt zombies or mutated beasts in order to improve themselves.

This discovery instantly shook the entire country.

Everyone became curious about the origins of these cultivation crystals.

And when people finally traced the source back... they were utterly stunned.

The crystals came from Silvy Base.

For a long moment, countless people could only marvel silently.

The current Silvy Base had already developed enough influence and capability to shake the entire nation.

In fact, Ivy had already acquired more than a hundred caves filled with those mysterious cultivation crystals.

The deeper they dug into the earth, the more shocked everyone became, because the crystals did not decrease in number at all.

Instead, they appeared more frequently the deeper underground they went, almost as if the planet itself had been quietly nurturing them for centuries.

This discovery delighted Ivy immensely.

After countless experiments, she realized that even a cultivation crystal the size of an index finger possessed energy comparable to a level seven zombie crystal.

The only drawback was that the crystal needed refinement before it could be safely absorbed.

Fortunately, the refinement process itself was surprisingly fast.

A crystal the size of a finger required barely two minutes to refine completely.

And the method of refinement... it was something Ivy had personally discovered.

To be more precise, hybrids or superior beings simply needed to inject their energy into the crystal continuously until all the impurities were burned away. Although the process sounded simple, it was actually extremely exhausting mentally and physically.

However, what surprised everyone was that the refinement itself became a form of cultivation training.

Bella, Moona, Maxi, Jade, Ivy, and even Silas began refining crystals daily as part of their routine.

Sometimes sweat dripped down their foreheads from exhaustion, yet none of them stopped.

Because the more they refined the crystals, the stronger they became.

Their levels rose at a frightening speed.

So quickly that many of them began doubting whether their original cultivation methods had been flawed all along.

Otherwise, how could their powers improve this rapidly?

Especially Ivy. Her Safe Zone superpower had already evolved to a terrifying degree.

Previously, she believed level five was the absolute peak of her ability.

Now, after reaching level eight, she realized she had only scratched the surface.

If she wished, she could now spread her Safe Zone across an entire state without feeling even a trace of fatigue.

Not only that, but she could also create multiple protective barrier spheres capable of shielding people from natural disasters, monster attacks, or large-scale calamities, and the range was a thousand-kilometer radius.

’How far can this power truly grow?’

Even her Creation superpower had evolved dramatically.

At first, her ability merely allowed her to replicate visual illusions or fictional scenes.

That was how she initially created her short stories and dramas.

Because the entertainment industry had completely collapsed during the apocalypse, Ivy’s creative content exploded in popularity the moment it appeared online.

Combined with her excellent storytelling, countless survivors became obsessed with watching her work.

Soon, Ivy released more short episodes.

The recently restored social media platforms nearly crashed from the overwhelming traffic surrounding her account.

Millions of people followed her profile daily, eagerly waiting for her next release.

Many survivors constantly questioned how Ivy managed to film such high-quality productions during the apocalypse.

However, nobody ever managed to uncover the truth.

At first, Ivy herself believed this was the limit of her Creation ability.