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

The room was furnished in a very standard hotel room, with almost no personal belongings.

Well, that makes sense. They haven't been here long, so it's normal that they don't have any personal belongings.

"What are you looking at?" Xiao Qi's tone was quite unfriendly; she was already getting impatient with Yan Ziming.

"Uh...it's nothing, just browsing."

"What exactly do you want to ask?" Xiao Qi was already indicating that she wanted to see the guest out.

Yan Ziming looked up at the ceiling, hesitated for a moment, and then said to Xiao Qi earnestly, "Can you tell me about what happened before you came here?"

Upon hearing that it was about this matter, Xiao Qi's face turned completely cold, and she pointed to the door with an icy expression, "Get out!"

"I do not."

"I told you to get out!"

"I won't!"

Xiao Qi was angry but also a little helpless. How come this guy is completely different from when they first talked? Now he looks like a scoundrel!

"Don't you have any shame?!" Xiao Qi began to insult Yan Zimo.

"No!" Yan Ziming had completely lost face.

"You!" Xiao Qi stomped her foot angrily, her face turning red, looking extremely frustrated.

Yan Ziming sat down on Xiao Qi's bed without a word, closed his eyes and lay down, clearly telling Xiao Qi—if you don't tell me, I'm not leaving tonight!

"..."

The dripping of the faucet created an eerily quiet atmosphere.

Seeing Yan Ziming stubbornly lying on her bed, Xiao Qi seemed to have made a huge decision, and uttered a single word: "Wolf..."

狼?

Yan Ziming opened his eyes and found that Xiao Qi's face was filled with fear and hatred, which sent chills down his spine.

"A very big wolf...it ate both of Little Seven's parents, and only Little Seven survived..."

Xiaoqi's voice already sounded like she was crying.

Very big? She couldn't possibly be referring to a 'demon wolf', could she?

Are you referring to a wolf that is entirely silver-white?

"Waaah—" Xiaoqi seemed to recall the figure that brought her despair, and she hugged her head in anguish, burying her entire body under the covers.

Seeing Xiao Qi's reaction, Yan Ziming was now certain that it was "Demon Wolf".

Tsk, this beast won't even let people rest in peace after he's dead!

Yan Ziming wanted to lift the blanket covering Xiaoqi to comfort her, but Xiaoqi's hands gripped the edge of the blanket tightly, refusing to let Yan Ziming open it.

Helpless, Yan Ziming could only gently stroke her back through the blanket and say in a calm tone, "Do you hate it? Or... do you hate yourself?"

Xiao Qi, wrapped in the blanket, suddenly stopped trembling, and her crying voice was now tinged with hatred!

"I hate it, but I hate myself even more!"

Do you hate your own weakness?

"You don't understand—! You know nothing!" Xiao Qi threw off the covers and roared at Yan Ziming, then continued to bury her face in her hands and repent.

"It was Xiaoqi who killed her parents, it was Xiaoqi who caused the destruction of this city."

. . .

"Xiao Qi's existence... is a mistake."

"Huh?" Xiaoqi suddenly exclaimed.

At that moment, Yan Ziming pulled Xiao Qi into his arms and held her tightly.

"Although I don't know why you blame yourself for the destruction of this city, but!" Yan Ziming's gentle voice became firm as he said this.

"But you must remember that as long as a person is alive, they will inevitably cause trouble for others. You are like that, and so am I."

"But! But Xiao Qi killed everyone in the entire city!"

"That's just your self-satisfaction. Do you think just anyone can shoulder so many lost lives? You're overthinking it! You're not qualified!" Yan Ziming shouted.

Fortunately, this is the best hotel in Yongjing, with good soundproofing; otherwise, everyone on the entire floor would have heard their noise.

Unable to utter a sound after being scolded by Yan Ziming, Xiao Qi could only sob in Yan Ziming's arms.

"Come with me, I'll take you somewhere."

After maintaining this position for a while, Yan Ziming decided to take her somewhere.

P.S.: Please forgive me for only being able to write this much; after all, I really don't know how to write romantic scenes, *facepalm* (* / ?＼*)

Chapter Sixty-Two: Street Fighting

"Where to?" Xiaoqi stopped sobbing, a little puzzled. Where were they taking her for a stroll so late?

Yan Ziming stretched out her slender finger and covered her mouth, saying somewhat forcefully, "Don't ask, just come with me. I mainly want you to see something."

After saying that, Yan Ziming opened the window of the room, grabbed Xiao Qi in his arms, and jumped out.

"Ah—" Xiao Qi screamed as she suddenly fell from the high building, making Yan Ziming wonder if his eardrums had ruptured.

As expected of a child, their voices are incredibly loud. If they started screaming in the middle of the night, it would scare people to death.

Soon, they plummeted to the bottom.

Because they arrived in a hurry, neither of them was wearing shoes, and Yan Ziming herself was only wearing pajamas and had nothing underneath!

Her lotus feet lightly touched the ground, and the dust on the ground did not affect her beauty at all. On the contrary, it added to her beauty, making her seem like a fairy descending from the heavens to the mortal world.

Xiao Qi, still somewhat shaken, glared angrily at Yan Ziming, her resentful look making Yan Ziming feel embarrassed.

There was nothing Yan Ziming could do; he hadn't anticipated Xiao Qi's strong reaction!

She thought that Xiao Qi had seen so many bloody scenes after the fall of the Yongjing Military Administrative District that a small fall from a height should be no problem for her, but who knew that she screamed like she had seen a ghost.

"Ahem, let's keep going, there's still a little distance to go."

Where are we going?

"You will know when you go."

Two figures, one tall and one short, walked hand in hand on the road, their bare feet making a pattering sound that was especially loud in the darkness.

As for why "walk" was used, it was because Yan Ziming needed time to think about the wording, and also because Xiao Qi needed time to calm down.

However, as the protagonist, Yan Ziming's journey is destined to be anything but peaceful.

They hadn't gone far when the low growls of mutated species came from all directions, encircling them. They had all been attracted by Xiao Qi's scream, and their powerful hearing and vision allowed them to pinpoint the location of their prey from afar.

The monster's ugly face and foul stench assaulted her senses, but Xiao Qi felt no fear whatsoever. She subconsciously glanced at Yan Ziming, who was holding her hand, and his soft little hand brought her endless warmth.

Those hands look so delicate! Why do they give me such a sense of security?

Xiaoqi didn't understand.

While Xiao Qi was thinking, the mutated species rushed towards them, but they couldn't get within five steps of Yan Ziming and Xiao Qi. They fell to the ground one after another, turning into a pile of rotting flesh.

"They're just low-level zombies after all," Yan Ziming shook his head.

Although there were many mutated species in front of them, there were no predators, not even the higher-level blue-faced ghouls. They were all the lowest-level zombies, and they were killed without even a chance to resist Yan Ziming.

As if in response to Yan Ziming's thoughts, after Yan Ziming dealt with the zombie horde as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, a few more low growls were heard. There weren't many of them, but they were all troublesome characters.

The four predators, judging from appearances alone, should be three B-level and one A-level. If an ordinary team of superhumans encountered them, some casualties would be inevitable. But Yan Ziming is different. With her seventh-level lightning ability and the Lightning Blade in hand, who is she afraid of? She will directly confront them head-on!

Soon, four predators attacked them simultaneously in a quadrilateral formation. The one charging head-on was the A-level predator. Their timing and angle of attack were very precise, clearly indicating that this was not the first time they had coordinated like this.

But it was all for naught.

When they approached within five steps, the A-level predator suddenly sensed the deadly danger and, defying the laws of physics, quickly turned around and retreated to its original position.

As it turned out, its actions were correct.

Yan Ziming raised Raikiri with one hand and, with the other hand, took Xiaoqi's hand and circled around her like a duet. The blue light from Raikiri swept over the front half of the remaining three predators, and with a snap, their bodies were split in two and fell in front of Yan Ziming.

Their remaining foreparts continued to roar, while their hindparts continued to writhe. No blood flowed out because their wounds had been charred into charcoal by the extreme heat of the Raichir, emitting a foul stench.

With a slight wrinkle of her delicate nose, Yan Zimo unleashed a burst of lightning in her hand and swept it across them with her lightning blade again, this time burning them to ashes.

The A-level predator was not intimidated by Yan Ziming. It continued to observe from a distance, trying to find a weakness in Yan Ziming and then tear them apart!

Being watched by such an A-level predator is not a pleasant feeling. Although its strength does not pose any threat to Yan Zimo, it still feels like a thorn in his side.

It must be eliminated.

PS: Finally got a contract, so here's an extra chapter...

Chapter Sixty-Three: They Ran into the Local Stronghold

Yan Ziming acted immediately, releasing Xiao Qi's hand and patting her little head.

"Wait here for me, don't wander off, okay?"