I transformed into a cute girl and lived a carefree life in the apocalypse.

"Varied--"

Huang Tao hurriedly conjured new cloud hands to block in front of him, shattering three cloud hands in a row, and finally, under the tearing of the black tornado, he completely blocked the attack.

"Why did it hold back before it had this much power?!" Huang Tao's eyes were filled with shock. He had originally thought that Death had already used its full strength, but now it seemed that it had been holding back!

only...

"Why is that? Wouldn't it have been better if I had just attacked with all my might from the beginning?"

The mountain unicorn that Yan Shan had transformed into appeared beneath Huang Tao at some unknown time, answering his question:

"Because it's not the only sequence level present..."

"Are you kidding me? One monster this strong is enough, and there's a second one?!"

Huang Tao landed on the back of the mountain qilin, his face extremely grim. He also felt that Yan Shan's words made sense.

The Grim Reapers at the Sequence level have no need to hold back against these two as their opponents. They only conserve their strength when facing rivals of the same level, in order to prepare for the life-or-death battle to come.

"You came here for the Qilin too?" Huang Tao said with a wry smile.

"It's almost certain. Without a shared objective, why would the Grim Reaper need to conserve its strength? It must be doing this to seize the Qilin. Its attack is coming!"

The mountain unicorn slammed one hand in front of him, and a solid, thick earth shield blocked the Grim Reaper's attack, but it shattered in the next instant and was easily neutralized by the tornado controlled by Huang Tao.

"Have you figured out who the other one is?"

Huang Tao said in a deep voice, "Judging from this, the previous plans may not be working."

"He might be a tyrant."

"Damn it, how could it be! Are you really that sure?" Huang Tao cursed. The Tyrant was the second-ranked super monster among the eight sequence-level monsters, with terrifying strength!

At the same time, it is also the king of the Tyrant race. There is no need to elaborate on how powerful the Tyrants are. They are invincible among those of the same level. How powerful would a Tyrant of the Sequence level be? They can shatter the heavens and the earth with a wave of their hand! In terms of strength, they are definitely stronger than the Grim Reaper, but they don't know by how much stronger.

"Judging from the number of tyrants appearing on the battlefield, this should be it."

The mountain unicorn's snorting was like thunder, making Huang Tao feel dizzy.

Together, the two defused Death's attacks while discussing new battle plans.

"Is it possible to let the two of them fight first, and then reap the benefits?"

Yan Shan thought for a moment and then denied it:

"No, the tyrant is hiding somewhere right now. Maybe it's eyeing the very thing we're thinking of. It probably won't show up until the very last moment."

"Perhaps it's also because of that being in heaven?"

"Most likely..."

"Let's put that aside for now and move the battlefield. This place is almost completely destroyed! We still need the Yongjing Military Administrative District!"

Under the fierce battle of the three peerless powerhouses, the Yongjing Military Administrative Region was ravaged beyond recognition, both externally and internally. The boundless roars collapsed the prosperous city built by humankind. If this continues, even if the Yongjing Military Administrative Region is recaptured, it will be of little use and can only serve as a temporary base at best.

The mountain unicorn roared and used its horn to send the Grim Reaper flying a distance. A yellowish-brown halo appeared on the ground, and the ground beneath the Grim Reaper's feet instantly rose a hundred meters.

Huang Tao skillfully controlled the fiery tornado, unexpectedly lifting up the land and hurling it, along with the Grim Reaper above, towards the forest. The mountain unicorn followed closely behind, the land rising inch by inch to form undulating steps. The mountain unicorn leaped up step by step, quickly heading towards the forest.

Huang Tao was about to leave when he suddenly remembered that the city wall had been breached and the remaining mutated species might threaten his own lines. He snorted coldly, and the entire black tornado transformed into a giant, towering hand that covered the entire eastern battlefield, and then he pressed it down.

This time, Huang Tao controlled his strength well, only pressing a large handprint more than ten meters deep into the ground. Even so, all the mutated species under his palm were killed and smashed into mincemeat, no longer able to pose a threat to the human side's front.

Having done all this, Huang Tao followed the trajectory of the mountain qilin, leaving behind a devastated battlefield and many soldiers whose minds had already been drained away.

"What are you all standing there for! Get back on the front lines right now! Use whatever you can! The commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief have laid a solid foundation for our victory. If you can't hold out, you can all go home!"

Li Hao began by issuing orders, leading the human side to clean up the battlefield and repel the mutated species that were about to invade again.

The remaining mutated species were terrified and could not mount any powerful attack. They only launched a symbolic counterattack before scattering in all directions. The main battlefield of the Yongjing Military Administrative Region was now settled, and all that remained was for the three great gods to decide the victor.

Sometimes I feel that humans are really insignificant...

Chen Yuelin sighed, saying that after watching the battle between the Mountain Kirin, the Wind God, and the Death God, she, as an ordinary person, felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Especially when Death crashed through the city wall, it almost scared her to death. The shock felt like the sky was falling, and she still feels like she's in a dream.

However, she only sighed for a moment before asking the two men with her, "Did you film everything that happened just now?"

It's obvious she was referring to that 'battle of the gods' that just happened; these videos are sure to cause a huge uproar online.

"It was all filmed, and the whole thing was live-streamed."

Meanwhile, the battle between the three great gods was watched in its entirety by viewers in front of their televisions, sparking a huge and heated discussion!

Chapter 176 Reactions from All Sides

—The Lighthouse Nation, far across the ocean

Inside a secret meeting room, various opinions were being discussed, and anxieties were focused on all at once, leaving everyone feeling uneasy.

What do you think of the performance of the Sequence-level Reapers?

After watching the live broadcast of the Yongjing Military Administrative District, the US Vice President asked a question with a deep expression, but his face was ashen, clearly terrified by the power of death.

"..."

No one answered in the meeting room; the tense atmosphere conveyed the same message.

—Unrivaled!

They were certain that no one in the United States could stop it, and it was impossible for anyone to fight it as effectively as Huang Tao and Yan Shan had done.

"I think the focus shouldn't be on the sequence level, but on those two," the CIA director said in a deep voice, pointing to the fighting figures of Yan Shan and Huang Tao on the display screen.

The hurricane Huang Tao unleashed and the mountain unicorn that Yan Shan had transformed into had both shocked them.

Unexpectedly, the strength of China's superhumans has reached such a level, especially Huang Tao and Yan Shan, who are both key targets of the United States. However, the strength they have shown this time is completely inconsistent with the intelligence.

At the very least, the report made no mention of the super tornado caused by Huang Tao or the ancient auspicious beast transformed from Yan Shan, which is a serious dereliction of duty!

"Shouldn't the CIA give an explanation for this?" Ryan, the third-in-command of the U.S. Department of Military Affairs, said sarcastically.

CIA Director Hanssenk's expression changed:

"At this point, do you still want to find out whose responsibility it is?"

Isn't this just a typical day in American politics?

Ryan scoffed, thinking disdainfully to himself, but said nothing in rebuttal. The current situation did not allow them to argue any further. They had to come up with a countermeasure against the reappearance of the Sequence-level and the activity of Chinese superhumans, otherwise the glory of the United States would change hands in the near future.

How should we deal with sequence-level mutated species?

Is it possible for us to obtain a copy of the new weapons that appeared during this battle in China through secret channels?

"Their combat power is simply too strong. Does anyone in our United States have the ability to achieve this level?"

The conference room became noisy as the bigwigs from all sides exchanged their opinions, hoping to find a way to combat sequence-level mutated species and deal with the increasingly powerful China.

What truly shocked them was the immense scientific research capabilities demonstrated by China during this war; the sophistication of its latest equipment far exceeded their expectations.

They acknowledged that China's military and scientific research capabilities are now very close to or even surpass those of the United States, and it has left them far behind in terms of superhuman abilities. Faced with the increasingly severe situation, they must also come up with countermeasures.

"I think we should still assassinate those in China who have the potential to grow to the seventh level or above."

The others simply ignored the fool's suggestion. The Chinese government has the strongest control over their country among all countries in the world, unlike the United States, where some military bases are basically independent and they only pay lip service to the Pentagon's orders.

If an assassination is carried out on their territory, there is a 99% chance of it being discovered. Once it is found that they were the ones who did it, if a huge price is not paid, the open and covert struggle between the two sides will be brought into the open, and it will turn into a disaster of assassinating each other's superpowered individuals.

By then, all the talented superhumans will be dead. What will we use to cope with the apocalypse? What will we use to deal with mutated species?

Humanity is not far from extinction!

"Are there any other constructive methods?"

"Or, should we unite with Europe and Russia to put pressure on China and force them to share some of the core technologies?"

The Secretary of State shook his head, feeling something was amiss:

"I don't think this will have much effect on China. Neighboring Russia has been relying on China's economic support to barely make ends meet in recent years. It would be extremely difficult to get them to turn against China."

"Why don't we have a technical exchange and do some joint activities with them regarding superpowered individuals? That way we can win over those talented superpowered individuals."

The vice president perked up and showed great interest in the proposal:

"That's a good idea. The Cup of Civilization hasn't been held for a while, so let's take this opportunity to unite all the superpowered individuals in the world to participate. I remember it was our United States' turn to host it..."

The so-called Cup of Civilization refers to an exchange competition among superhumans from all over the world. It mainly involves superhumans from participating countries traveling to the host country to compete, much like the Olympic Games.

The winner can bring glory to the country and increase its international influence. Faced with such benefits, any country with superpowered individuals would rush to send people to participate.

This event has not been held since the apocalypse. The invasion of mutated species has overwhelmed them, so they have no time to hold such a time-consuming and laborious event.

Now, humanity has gradually gained a foothold in the apocalypse, and countries have gradually recovered their strength. Their military power and the number of people with superpowers are stronger than ever before, and they have the resources to try to hold a Cup of Civilization.

At that time, people with superpowers from all over the world will travel to the host country to participate in the competition. The airfare alone and the influx of tourists will generate enormous wealth and will play a positive role in promoting global economic recovery.

This is great news for people with superpowers all over the world. Not only can they become famous overnight, but if they rank well, they can also receive a substantial reward.

"Won't the Chinese side realize our intentions and not send anyone to participate?" someone asked worriedly.

This event has been dormant for so long, and now that they've brought it up again, China is bound to suspect their true intentions.

"Regarding this, we can first quietly unite with the European side, bring most of the countries in to participate, and then notify China at the end."

After the Secretary of State finished speaking, everyone in the conference room had a bright look in their eyes.