At this time, in the afternoon, the western sky had already begun to blush with a rosy hue.
In the forest, Lilith was enjoying a Brown Bear while not forgetting to open the Main God Game's chat channel.
If William hadn't reminded her, Lilith would have almost forgotten about the chat channel function after living as a beast for so long.
The chat channel she was currently in was the Apocalypse-exclusive chat channel created by William; only those who had joined Apocalypse could enter and speak.
At the top of the chat channel, an unread message appeared in her friend notifications from William. Currently, Lilith had only added William as a friend.
Clicking to view it, she saw that he had already placed the hunted Brown Bears at the entrance of the Cave. Below the message was a pile of photos of Brown Bear carcasses; at a rough glance, dozens of them were stacked together.
However, William's newly learned Chinese characters were really quite poor, with grammatical errors everywhere in his sentences.
"I didn't expect William to be so fast. It seems this Mutation can be moved up."
After a brief reply, Lilith finished eating the Brown Bear and left, flying toward her lair.
Her massive Bat Wings granted Lilith incredible speed, and in just a moment, Lilith arrived above her territory.
She didn't descend immediately, instead using Ultrasonic Detection and Thermal Vision to observe. After confirming there were no human ambushes, she finally landed at the Cave entrance.
The mountain of Brown Bear carcasses emitted a strong smell of blood, stimulating Lilith's senses.
Seeing so much food for the first time, Lilith was already impatient. She lunged forward and began to feast while remaining vigilant of her surroundings—a habit formed over a long period.
As notifications for Brown Bear Gene fragments echoed in her mind one after another, she acquired fragments from dozens of Brown Bears in a short time.
This speed was far beyond what Lilith could match through hunting alone; the efficiency of human numbers was truly terrifying.
If Apocalypse's numbers expanded to thousands or tens of thousands, and they were all mobilized to hunt food for her, Lilith couldn't imagine how staggering that efficiency would be.
As days passed and the Brown Bears in this area were hunted to extinction, the Brown Bear Genes Lilith obtained daily decreased, but the quantity remained substantial.
Lilith's weight was also growing rapidly, soaring from the original 390 kilograms to 430 kilograms.
But this was far from the limit. Based on her last evolution, Lilith, who was currently in her juvenile growth stage, estimated that once she reached her full-grown form, her limit weight could definitely reach one ton—1,000 kilograms—even without relying on evolution.
However, from the current perspective, it would take at least several years for her to reach adulthood.
This was much longer than the time she needed during her previous Vampire Bat period.
This was also the result she wanted; being unsure if she would have the estrus period common to animals, delaying adulthood was the most effective plan.
William also observed Lilith's changes. Seeing Lilith grow stronger by the day, he was extremely excited.
Because the stronger Lilith became, the more stable Apocalypse's position in this City would be.
Perhaps after the next mission world ended, they could rely on Lilith's power to completely occupy and rule this City, then launch their plan to begin encroaching on other surrounding cities.
William had been monitoring the World Channel and even had Rick arrange for personnel to infiltrate other factions to observe their development.
Currently, Apocalypse far exceeded other factions in both numbers and equipment.
But William wasn't worried about a fight breaking out. Currently, everyone was waiting for the next Movie Dungeon, so naturally, no conflicts would arise. Even if these factions were well aware of Apocalypse's ambitions, survival was always their top priority.
No one was willing to risk their lives for a faction they had joined less than a month ago; they had many more options.
Furthermore, current numbers did not equate to direct combat power. Only those who survived the next Movie Dungeon would form a combat force of significant scale.
After receiving Lilith's summons, William came to the Cave entrance and looked at the long-awaiting giant beast, speaking with a respectful expression.
"Leader, you summoned me."
[From now on, there's no need to hunt Brown Bears anymore. I will notify you of what needs to be hunted next.]
Lilith used her claws to clumsily write characters on the ground.
After thinking for a moment, she continued to write.
[Also, do not let anyone approach this place to disturb me for the next two days.]
Seeing the Chinese characters on the ground, William immediately replied respectfully.
"Lord Leader, I will pass the word down immediately. If there is anything else you need, please forward it to me, and I will complete it as quickly as possible."
Lilith thought for a moment, looked at William, and finally wrote on the ground again.
[In the next Movie Dungeon, be careful. Don't die.]
After all, if something happened to William, Apocalypse would most likely disband. Trying to establish contact with humans again would waste a lot of time and add unnecessary trouble.
When he saw this line, William was stunned for a moment, and a hint of warmth appeared on his face. Come to think of it, could this be considered the Lord Leader caring about him?
Looking at Lilith, William's voice carried a touch of gratitude and determination.
"Please rest assured, Lord Leader. I will definitely return alive and continue to serve you!"
Lilith nodded her massive, hideous head and returned to the cavern.
William also left and quickly relayed Lilith's instructions.
If he had been worried before that the points offered alone wouldn't be enough to satisfy Lilith's requirements and ambitions...
It seemed now that he had completely overthought it.
Although he didn't know why Lilith always maintained a beastly form, at least she wasn't bad at heart.
"Unfortunately, I don't know when Leader Lilith plans to appear in human form to establish her presence and authority at the Apocalypse headquarters."
Only when Lilith truly appeared in Apocalypse would the organization's pillar of stability be secure.
After reaching the depths of the Cave, Lilith found a safe and quiet spot to coil up, silently chanting in her heart.
"Fuse Brown Bear Gene."
[Command received. Analyzing Brown Bear Gene...]
[Analysis complete. Detected parts available for Mutation: Option 1: 'Torso' - Can significantly improve Constitution.]
[Option 2: 'Limbs' - Can significantly improve Strength.]
[Option 3: 'Core' - Can slightly improve all attributes.]
Seeing the three branches of Mutation, the Core likely represented a balanced evolution of the body where all physical stats would increase, but not by much.
Limbs and Torso—one represented Constitution, and the other represented Strength.
She currently had enough speed, her constitution wasn't bad, and her strength was decent.
But for the sake of safety, Lilith looked at the Torso among the three Mutation directions.
Without a doubt, while the Torso was being strengthened, there was a high probability that her Bat Wings would also be strengthened. Strengthening the Bat Wings meant enhanced mobility and speed.
This had always been the primary attribute Lilith needed to strengthen.
Although strengthening the Torso might decrease her speed, if the Bat Wings were strengthened along with it, they would cancel each other out.
"Firearms have always been a danger I cannot ignore. After having enough power for self-preservation, Constitution should be the top priority. That way, even if I encounter highly destructive thermal weapons later, I won't be defenseless."
After finishing her analysis, Lilith whispered in her heart.
"Mutation Direction—Torso!"