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

"Please speak, sir." Everyone in the conference room listened attentively, hoping for any valuable information.

"Based on other people's descriptions and its behavior, we speculate that this monster is a Sequence-level being."

This statement caused a sensation no less than when the fall of the Yongjing Military Administrative Region was announced, and perhaps even more.

The once deathly silent conference room immediately became noisy. The officers were alright, as they had received professional training, but the people around Yan Ziming who had come to listen were so stunned that they couldn't even speak.

"What—!" Even Yan Ziming, who had been silent all along, was inwardly shocked.

Sequence level! It's actually a sequence level!

What is sequence level? The term sequence level is used to refer to certain supreme beings of mutated species.

At the onset of the apocalypse, numerous mutated species emerged across the globe, with zombies being the most common example. Although individually weak, their sheer numbers and the complex terrain of cities inflicted considerable losses on various nations.

However, as long as governments act properly and are willing to pay a price, they can still completely eliminate them. It can be said that low-level monsters like zombies alone could never lead the world into an apocalyptic era.

However, two months after the apocalypse, some incredibly powerful monsters appeared out of nowhere. Their size was often proportional to their combat strength, and they possessed such formidable vitality that even a megaton-level hydrogen bomb couldn't kill them.

Their appearance brought devastating blows to countries around the world. Countless defenses were breached head-on by them, and any counterattack by mankind was as futile as a mantis trying to stop a chariot. It was because of them that other mutated species were able to thrive on Earth, giving rise to one new species after another.

At that time, there were three ninth-tier powerhouses in the world: one from China, one from Russia, and one from the United States.

Incidentally, Yan Shan was only at the eighth level at the time; he was just the first person to break through to the ninth level after the apocalypse.

The three ninth-tier ability users reached a consensus and decided to join forces to kill one of the mutated species codenamed Sea Serpent that was wreaking havoc in Japan.

At the beginning, the three of them were full of confidence. Three ninth-level experts ganged up on you, how could you possibly survive?

However, the sea serpent's strength far exceeded their expectations. They tried every means, but could only severely injure the sea serpent. The ninth-level experts from the United States and Russia were instantly killed by the sea serpent! The ninth-level ability user from China was only able to escape by relying on special methods left behind by ancient China, but he soon passed away due to his severe injuries.

The severely injured sea serpent retreated to the seabed and recovered in just a few months. Enraged, it unleashed a reign of terror across the world, destroying countless nations and hastening the end times.

It was after that battle that these extremely powerful monsters were given a level, which is now called the Sequence Level. The sea serpent was ranked third among the eight known Sequence Level monsters.

According to the description of the ninth-tier expert from China who escaped back, the sequence-level mutated species did not reach the supreme realm above the ninth tier—Soul Heaven.

According to ancient Chinese records, those at the Soul Heaven Realm are at the pinnacle of the unity of essence, qi, and spirit, while sequence-level mutated species only possess powerful bodies but lack the corresponding "spirit," thus they are merely situated between the ninth rank and the Soul Heaven Realm.

In the days that followed, the activities of the sequence-level mutated species suddenly ceased, and the rampant sea snakes disappeared without a trace. No one knew why; they were simply grateful that they had survived in this apocalypse.

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Strategy

Upon learning that the culprit behind the breach of the Yongjing Military Administrative Region was a sequence-level mutated species, everyone present felt a sense of impending doom.

Huang Tao sat next to Yan Shan and, seeing that morale was on the verge of collapse, offered some reassurance.

"Please don't be impatient, everyone. After all, this is just our speculation, and we need to confirm the specific situation further."

Huang Tao said this, but he knew that this mutated species was undoubtedly of the sequence level. It was just that the morale of the army was somewhat unstable, so they resorted to this desperate measure. After all, sequence-level mutated species had terrified humanity a few years ago.

"Pull up the satellite image," Huang Tao said to the computer operator.

"Please look, everyone. This is footage taken by our satellite."

The screen on the computer was an aerial view of the Yongjing Military Administrative District. From the top of the screen, it could be seen that more than 60% of the entire Yongjing Military Administrative District had been reduced to ruins, and mutated species were everywhere.

On the map, there was a very conspicuous white dot. Huang Tao pointed at it with his finger, and the image zoomed in. Only then did everyone realize that it was actually a mutated species.

However, this mutated species was enormous, taking up a considerable amount of space on the computer screen.

Upon seeing this mutated species, someone asked, "Is this... that mutated species codenamed Reaper? Wasn't it killed by the people from the Yongjing Military Administrative Region with a neutron bomb?"

While everyone was puzzled, Yan Shan spoke up.

"That's right, the Reaper was indeed killed. What you see now is the culprit that caused the destruction of the Yongjing Military Administrative District, a mutated species codenamed 'Death' by the military."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ziming immediately focused his attention on the monster on the screen. Its shape was very similar to the monster codenamed "Reaper" that he had seen in the photos before. Both of them had a pair of terrifying bone blades and their bodies were also composed of bones.

Could its appearance be related to the death of the harvester? This was Yan Ziming's first thought.

After all, the two look so similar, and they appeared shortly after the Reaper's death, so it's hard to say that there's no connection between them.

"It is currently located in the southwest of the Yongjing Military Administrative District, about 100 kilometers away from us. According to the information we have, it has been staying here since it breached the city walls."

"Furthermore, everyone, please look here. It is currently located right next to the entrance of the emergency evacuation zone on the west side."

Yan Shan zoomed in on the image again, and not far from "Death" was the entrance to the emergency evacuation zone.

There is no doubt that there are civilians in the emergency shelter, but now this huge thing is lurking nearby, which is absolutely deadly for the civilians hiding inside.

Yan Shan said in a very serious tone, "Although the refuge is more than a hundred meters underground, Death was able to smash through a 30-meter-thick solid city wall with a single blow. I suppose this mere hundred meters or so won't be able to stop it."

"Protecting the people is our primary responsibility, so we must lure this guy out of the city and fight it to the death outside!" When Yan Shan said "fight to the death," a chilling aura swept through the entire conference room!

"After discussing with Huang Tao, we decided to first take over the ten-mile area around the northern city wall, where there are relatively few mutated species, and use it as our base. But first, we need to carry out a decapitation strike!"

The computer screen then switched to displaying pictures of various mutated species, including crocodiles the size of trucks, pythons over thirty meters long, and even giant apes fifty or sixty meters tall, which were particularly frightening even on a computer screen.

"This list includes all mutated species of grade B and above. If we fight them in the city, they will undoubtedly cause heavy casualties to our troops. Therefore, we have decided to form a superhuman unit to carry out a decapitation strike against these monsters in advance."

Yan Shan's attitude was very firm, and he gave everyone a direct order: before the ground troops arrive, you must wipe them all out!

"Next, I will distribute the list of these monsters to the ability users participating in this operation. It will clearly indicate which monster is which and which unit is responsible for eliminating it. Is there anything else you would like to object to?"

The entire conference room was quiet; it seemed that everyone was intimidated by Yan Shan's imposing presence.

"Alright, then I declare the decapitation operation to begin—!"

At this point, everyone in the conference room, including Huang Tao, stood up and shouted.

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"

Thus began the battle to retake the Yongjing Military Administrative District!

Chapter Twenty-Nine: No Comparison, No Harm

Yan Ziming looked at the list of decapitations and the list of combat personnel in his hand and sighed, "I didn't expect we would actually have to be mobilized urgently... Sigh, Qianxue will definitely complain later."

During the meeting just now, Yan Shan read out the names of the participants one by one, including Yan Ziming and Ye Qianxue.

No matter what, these two are both extremely powerful superhumans, one at level six and the other at level seven, and both possess incredibly strong superhuman abilities. If the military doesn't allow such powerful individuals to participate in the decapitation operation, then they're truly out of their minds.

In Yan Ziming's hands was a thick stack of beheading lists, containing all kinds of mutated species from B-level to S-level.

The so-called B-level mutant species are, to put it simply, equivalent to the fifth level of humans. By analogy, from F to SSS, they correspond to the first to ninth levels of humans.

"Hey, Zimo, what are you doing standing at the door?"

Yan Ziming turned around and saw that it was Old Wang coming out of the conference room.

"It's nothing, I just feel a lot of pressure."

Old Wang glanced at the thick stack of papers in Yan Ziming's hand and suddenly realized, "You're going to kill this many mutated species? That's at least two or three times more than me!"

"Yeah, I'm helpless too... Hmm? Wait, two or three times?" Yan Ziming looked closely and found that Old Wang only had a dozen or so execution lists in his hand.

Yan Ziming immediately felt resentful.

What the hell is going on? Is this some kind of differential treatment?

Old Wang shrugged: "Well, my task isn't as easy as it seems on the surface."

However, Yan Ziming, consumed by anger, didn't hear Lao Wang's words of comfort. She was currently leaning forward in a dejected posture, whispering:

"Damn it, what's going on?! Why is my workload twice as much as everyone else's? Is someone sabotaging me? No way, it can't be that my uncle wants me to suffer, can it?"

It really proves the saying, "There's no harm without comparison!"

Old Wang looked at the SS-level execution list in his hand, then at Yan Ziming, who was consumed by impotent rage, and awkwardly scratched his nose. "Should I tell her the truth..."

In the midst of his impotent rage, Yan Ziming suddenly thought of a question:

"I just saw more than a dozen people in the conference room listening in. When did our Jiangning Military Administrative Region get so many seventh-level experts?"

Old Wang was puzzled when he heard this question. "Huh? Didn't you know? There are people from the West Sea Military Administrative Region inside too!"

"People from the West Sea Military Administrative Region? Aren't they still a few hours away from arriving?"

Old Wang explained, "This is their advance force, traveling in transport planes, which are much faster than our helicopters."

"Oh, I see. That explains why there are so many people I don't recognize."

"Actually, I'm one of them too..."

"..."

Well, let's all cheer each other on!

After saying that, Old Wang patted Yan Ziming on the shoulder, said something encouraging to her, and then left.

Yan Ziming was a little annoyed by his words. What did this guy need to work harder for? His workload was more than twice that of Yan Ziming's! It was easy for him to talk when he was not in Yan Ziming's shoes.

Patting his face and forcing himself to cheer up, Yan Ziming took out his phone and dialed a number: "Hey, Qianxue, where are you?"

"Big sister, I'm over here in the cafeteria!"

The cafeteria? This little glutton doesn't even invite me to eat. He's really getting out of control.

"Okay, wait for me there, don't wander off."

"Okay, big sister, I'm not a child anymore, um—"

As if she could see Ye Qianxue pouting on the other end of the phone, Yan Ziming burst out laughing, "Alright, alright, you're a big kid now, be a good girl and wait for your big sister there!"