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

Crimson Flame!

Chapter 118 Enraging

Yan Ziming pinched Ye Qianxue's cheek: "Why did you hide in a place like this? I had to look for you everywhere!"

"This is a safe place to avoid being seen..." Ye Qianxue explained, tapping her fingers.

Yan Ziming was embarrassed: "...Do you know that a lot of disgusting, greasy old men specifically look in that direction? You'd better be careful in the future."

"Yes, yes, only my older sister can see under Qianxue's skirt!"

"Pfft—what nonsense are you spouting in this situation!"

Yan Ziming looked around and found that Mandala and the others were all focused on dealing with the poisonous scorpions and had no time to pay attention to them, so they must not have heard.

"You silly goose, I'll deal with you when we get back. Hurry up and go back, it's too dangerous here!"

If the plan goes smoothly, the scorpion will inevitably go completely berserk, and Yan Ziming knows all too well how powerful its attacks are.

Those giant pincers are deadly weapons that can even sever space itself. Even Ye Qianxue's proud spatial ability might not be able to save her life 100%. She would probably be under severe threat and could easily perish. Yan Ziming would be devastated if that happened.

"Oh, right, big sister, this is for you." Ye Qianxue quickly pulled Xiao Ze out of her chest and stuffed him into Yan Ziming's chest with lightning speed.

"You're back safe and sound, my dear sister..." Ye Qianxue glanced at Yan Zimo reluctantly before disappearing into the void.

"What are you talking about... Isn't this just common sense?"

Yan Ziming smiled gently and patted the restless Xiao Ze against her chest. She was confident that she would not lose to Poison Scorpion in terms of speed. If she couldn't beat him, couldn't she just run away?

With the Qilin amulet by my side, nothing unexpected will happen.

He deftly inserted the SS-grade obsidian crystal into the Crimson Flame's energy tank. The patterns on the gun handle seemed to come alive, shimmering with light and giving the impression that it was twisting—mysterious and magnificent.

"No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like the kind of cutting-edge technology that 21st-century human civilization could have developed..."

Although he had carried it with him for more than half a year, Yan Zimo always felt a sense of unreality whenever he held the Crimson Flame.

The design concept of the Crimson Flame is too advanced. As the first high-power individual energy weapon in human civilization that can be officially put into combat, its technological content is definitely more than just "national heritage". There must be deeper secrets!

From a national perspective, even lower-ranking officers are not qualified to know its name; it is a top secret among top secrets. Currently, among the personnel assigned to Chiyan, apart from Yan Ziming, all the others belong to national departments and hold high positions, and are given absolute trust.

With such a high level of secrecy, its power is naturally also extremely strong. Only A-grade or higher crystal cores can activate it. Even if crystal cores below A-grade are pressed into the energy bar, there will be no reaction. It is very selective.

The highest level of energy core launch Yan Ziming had ever tried was only S-grade obsidian; he had never tried anything higher.

This time, she will test the power of an SS-class crystal core launch!

"Li Haoyi, do you know what to do?" Yan Ziming shouted.

"Know nothing! You think this guy's SS-rank? This is SSS-rank!"

Li Hao laughed and scolded, "Asking him to restrict the actions of an SSS-level mutated species is giving him too much credit."

However, it's not entirely impossible.

"Half a second! At most half a second. You better time it right, or don't blame me!"

Li Hao's entire body shone brightly, and the crystal blue light barrier also shone, almost engulfing the area.

At that moment, the scorpion's stinger attack also arrived, striking the light barrier like a venomous drill, shattering the half-meter-thick light barrier layer by layer, and finally piercing it completely!

Li Haoyi's sideburns were completely soaked with sweat.

A section of the tail spike, illuminated by the light and gleaming black, stopped just one centimeter in front of his nose, unable to advance any further, firmly blocked by the barrier of light.

The scorpion sensed something was wrong and tried to retract its stinger, but found that the light barrier was like an ancient, eternal artifact, completely still and showing no signs of breaking.

At this moment, three bright red beams, each as thick as a chopstick, shot out from the side of the scorpion and landed on the scorpion, which had been immobilized.

Yes, three.

Yan Ziming seized that half-second and quickly pulled the trigger, firing three shots. The SS-grade obsidian crystal shrank by more than half, and its luster dimmed considerably.

The first shot created red ripples on the scorpion's armor, leaving Mandala and the others helpless. The armor, which Yan Ziming had managed to penetrate with all his might, melted rapidly like wax meeting a raging fire, leaving a gap with a diameter of five meters.

The second shot penetrated the breach, producing the sound of flesh being burned through, and thick smoke billowed into the air.

The third shot splattered blood, mixed with foul-smelling entrails and highly toxic venom, shooting out in large quantities, turning the area within a hundred meters into wasteland, where nothing would grow for months.

Judging from the way it looks, it seems that it just burned through its venom sac.

"Roar--"

A roar erupted from the scorpion's mouth, shaking the heavens and earth, stirring up a thousand layers of shattered rocks and giant waves. The materialized sound waves made Yan Ziming and the others' clothes rustle, and their eyes closed slightly.

A strong sense of life-or-death crisis made Yan Ziming's hair stand on end, and he immediately transformed into a streak of lightning and shot out.

Boom!

A bottomless ravine appeared on the spot, stretching for hundreds of meters. The mutated species in the surrounding area were caught in the crossfire and turned into nourishment for Mother Earth, where they slept forever.

The plan succeeded. The scorpion was injured, driving it into a frenzy. After locking onto Yan Ziming, it began a relentless, irrational attack.

"Holy crap, I'm outta here! This thing is terrifying when it gets angry!"

Yan Ziming immediately began to slip away in the opposite direction of the city wall, maintaining a distance that was 'visible but unclear', but it was still extremely dangerous. The scorpion's movements were beyond the range of dynamic capture by the naked eye, and given its enormous size, it was not surprising that its attack came from any angle.

For example, as Yan Ziming was running, its venomous thorn suddenly attacked from directly in front of her, scaring her out of her wits. She narrowly dodged it, but the strong wind tore a shallow bloodstain on her neck, and a few drops of blood flowed down.

Along the way, the scorpion's path was filled with flying sand and stones, and countless mutated species that couldn't escape perished under its iron hooves. Its overwhelming ferocity caused almost all beasts to flee in terror, allowing Yan Ziming to pass through unimpeded.

"Damn it, I'm definitely going to get some benefits from that guy Mandala when I get back, otherwise I'll be at a huge disadvantage!"

Yan Ziming is practically risking his life. Maintaining a safe distance from a scorpion and escaping is no easy feat. A slight misstep could mean certain death, and Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu will likely be heartbroken.

"Zi Mo, Master is almost here, just hang in there a little longer... Huh?!"

Yan Ziming, who was speeding along, suddenly stopped. His body was throbbing with pain, and he stumbled and fell to the ground.

Under Yan Ziming's instructions, the little girl Mo Xin, who was already prepared, materialized and picked up Yan Ziming, moving sideways.

The moment it saw Mo Xin, the scorpion stopped in its tracks with apprehension. Its massive pincers swayed uncertainly. It sensed an aura from Mo Xin that was of a higher level than its own, though it flickered and did not pose any real threat.

Yan Ziming knew that she absolutely could not come into contact with the elemental form at this moment. Once she did, she would lose her ability to move and would die!

However, his body did not move according to his will, and the elementalization was forcibly canceled, plunging Yan Ziming's vision into darkness.

At that moment, the scorpion launched a probing attack.

"Zimo, please don't!"

Mo Xin, the little girl, cried out in panic, picked up Yan Ziming and lunged forward. Yan Ziming narrowly avoided the scorpion's giant pincers, but her lower body exploded into tiny sparks of light from the scorpion's fierce attack, and she lost the ability to move.

Chapter 119 Silk Foam

The most intense fighting on the battlefield suddenly fell silent. Ye Qianxue, who had been watching this area, immediately teleported over and saw Li Haoyi, who was exhausted and about to collapse, as well as Mandala and Fia, who were lying on the ground. Her beloved older sister was nowhere to be seen.

"Where is my older sister?"

Mandala and Fia looked at each other, unsure whether they should tell her.

If I don't tell her, I'm afraid she'll get anxious; if I do tell her, I'm afraid things will go wrong.

In the end, Li Haoyi answered Ye Qianxue's question: "She went and lured that big bug away, but I advise you not to go over there, you can't help."

Li Haoyi subtly conveyed a message: "You're too weak. Going there won't only be a waste of your time, but it will also cause trouble for your sister."

Ye Qianxue herself was aware of these things.

However, Ye Qianxue had witnessed firsthand the agony Yan Zimo suffered when he transformed into his elemental form! He almost completely lost all mobility, becoming no different from meat on a chopping board, completely at the mercy of others.

Just now, Yan Ziming was clearly in an elemental state!

At the same time, Ye Qianxue felt a strange palpitation in her heart, which made her extremely anxious. She tore through space and disappeared from the spot.

.........

"Oh dear... I didn't expect that guy to cause such a commotion."

Inside the Seventh District, atop the highest clock tower, a small figure gazed into the distance.

She wore a cool black summer dress, which accentuated her pale, almost sickly skin. Her blood-red eyes seemed to drip blood. She was only about 1.4 meters tall, though you could say she was about the same height as Qing. Her typical loli face had a faint smile on it, with bright eyes, white teeth, and arched eyebrows, exuding a spiritual aura.

Although she has a petite figure, her graceful curves are already beginning to show under her dress, and her long, ink-black hair reaches her waist, making her exceptionally beautiful.

If Qing's temperament is that of a monarch who holds the power of life and death, then she is a charming girl next door, ordinary yet possessing a superior spiritual charm.

If some lolicon (a person with a penchant for young girls) were to see this, they would be revered as a supreme god.

At this moment, the black-haired little girl looked towards the north where the battle was raging and exclaimed, "Wow, that's amazing..." "I want to participate too~~", but her body was speeding up to rush in the opposite direction.

She knew she didn't have much time left. It had taken her quite a while to cross a continent to get here, and she didn't have much time left.

"And...they're here too...I really want to meet them."

The little girl looked again towards the distant, cloud-shrouded place to the south, enveloped in a vast mist that was constantly dissipating and transforming into other substances.

"Hmph~~ There are more interesting people now..."

With a meaningful look in her eyes, she watched the fog dissipate. The little girl continued to move like a ghost among the tall buildings. Nothing could stop her. Soon, she arrived at the entrance of a military facility.

The security here is very tight, and unidentified flying objects occasionally pass by in the sky, but these little girls don't care. They conceal themselves and enter with the same pace as before, confident that these creatures, whom they regard as ants, cannot detect them.

However, the reality was beyond her expectations.