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

Yan Ziming, sitting in front of the TV, gaped with disbelief.

Two thousand one hundred and fifty-six people died. This loss is just too devastating!

This is only a partial statistic!

Yan Ziming couldn't help but think of that sadistic little dragon girl. If she were to cause trouble in Bei'an... it would send chills down one's spine!

Seeing the ruins shown in the aerial footage, Yan Ziming blurted out the words that had been on the tip of his tongue.

"Human life is more fragile than we imagine..."

Chapter Forty: The Supreme Administrative Organ

At this very moment, the Sheng'an Municipal Government.

"Ugh......."

It is five o'clock in the morning. Sheng'an City Mayor Yu Chenghua is sitting dejectedly in his office. His desk is piled high with documents, and the phone has been ringing non-stop since yesterday.

After what happened yesterday, he felt like he had aged a lot.

Given the nature of the national accountability system, regardless of whether the appearance of the SSS-level mutant species yesterday constituted dereliction of duty, such a major incident must be addressed by someone taking the blame.

Moreover, the identity of this scapegoat cannot be low, otherwise it will be impossible to give the public an explanation.

His position as mayor was just right.

After decades of a political career, working diligently and conscientiously, he finally shed the title of "deputy" and took the position of mayor, but unexpectedly, only a few months later...

Alas! In short, his official position is in jeopardy!

In front of him were several holographic projections, representing the mayors and deputy mayors of Yong'an, Bei'an, and Chang'an, who sent him their condolences.

"Mayor Yu, please accept our condolences. Yong'an City will do its utmost to provide manpower and resources, so please rest assured."

"The seventh batch of supplies for Chang'an City has just been counted and should be on its way now."

"Beian City has dispatched a special task force, rescue workers, and more than 30 therapists to cooperate with the local government in carrying out rescue work."

Yu Chenghua rubbed his tired eyes and said:

"Thank you for your support. We will remember it. Mayor Zhao, you should keep some of your supplies for your own use. Didn't you also have an SS-level mutated species appear there?"

"It's alright. When one place is in trouble, help comes from all sides. Our situation isn't that serious, and we have enough supplies. Giving you more won't hurt."

"Thank you very much."

Yu Chenghua expressed his gratitude, and Mayor Zhao of Yong'an City, seeing Yu Chenghua's tired and dejected expression, sighed:

"Mayor Yu, you were busy all day yesterday, so you may not know that I learned from a friend that, apart from us, seven other cities across the country have experienced similar events, and two of them have seen multiple high-level mutated species appearing at the same time!"

"All over the country?"

Yu Chenghua sat up straight. This was big news! This phenomenon was happening all over the country, and it wasn't something that could be solved simply by having a few mayors step down.

"Yes, similar phenomena have occurred all over the country, from noon yesterday until now. The most recent one was about four hours ago, around 3 a.m., when it appeared in Sichuan City, which is guarded by the Marshal, and was quickly killed."

The mayor of Bei'an City gave a precise answer.

drip-drip-

Just then, several mayors received a holographic projection conference pop-up, which was sent to all cadres at the municipal level and above nationwide, and the sender was Yan Shan.

Without much hesitation, they clicked the "Open" option, and Yan Shan appeared as a holographic projection—a pre-recorded video:

"Ten minutes from now, all cadres above the municipal level in all administrative organs, and all cadres above the general level in all military regions, find a place and start the meeting!"

The holographic projection ended with just one brief sentence, and the mayors all realized the seriousness of the problem.

Whether they had something to do or not, they all rushed to the designated location. Those who didn't have time simply got into their own cars to prepare for the meeting.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and the meeting proceeded as scheduled.

One by one, the holographic projectors lit up, bringing together important figures from across the country—the core of China's institutions and the true backbone of the nation.

Among them, the most eye-catching were the six pillars of China, all sitting solemnly to one side, with several rows of generals behind them.

On the other side were several state leaders and other officials at the national level, more than thirty vice-state level officials, then provincial and municipal officials, plus a few specially invited guests, totaling about one hundred people.

Having seen that everyone had arrived, the Chinese leader looked around and began his speech:

“Those who are well-informed probably already know that what happened yesterday is absolutely illogical. Now we need to have a detailed meeting about this matter.”

"Let Yan Shan speak first."

The Chinese leader handed the conversation over to Yan Shan, who cleared his throat and said in a deep voice:

"Since yesterday, incidents of attacks on people by high-level mutated species have occurred in various places. There are five Class A cases, two Class S cases, and one Class SS and one Class SSS case. These incidents have occurred in various parts of the country. They all have the same characteristic: they suddenly appear in cities and cause great destruction!"

"Now, let's invite the personnel who participated in the emergency response in various cities to share their findings and thoughts."

As a result, everyone's attention was focused on Yan Ziming and the other specially invited guests.

Meanwhile, sitting in the conference room of the Yong'an Military Region, Yan Ziming was already cursing Mo Sheng to the core in his mind.

Damn it, is this still at the level of "asking a simple question and giving some advice"?

This guy put me directly into the highest administrative body in the country.

It's impossible not to be nervous when so many political and military bigwigs are looking at you all at once; Yan Ziming felt his teeth chattering.

However, she still forced herself to maintain a proper attitude and tried her best not to embarrass herself:

"Personally, I think the most important thing to pay attention to is the attack power of that SS-level mutated species, which is stronger than most eighth-level ability users."

Someone asked, "Isn't this a very ordinary thing?"

"Ah, sorry, I was a little nervous and forgot to mention it. Its energy attack is stronger than most eighth-level ability users, and its overall strength may be higher than that of a tyrant of the same level."

"......"

Yan Ziming continued, "I don't know if this is an isolated case or if it's the same everywhere, but I can confirm this."

Yan Shan frowned and asked the other specially invited personnel, but the answers he received were quite different, only differing in their levels.

In terms of energy attacks alone, the mutated species appearing in the city have indeed become stronger, but the ones from Yan Ziming's place are the most outrageous.

However, Mu Mu, the most prominent participant in this incident, has not made any statement.

Yan Ziming continued, "That's all I wanted to say. After all... well, the time was a bit short, so I can't see any further developments."

"......"

Most of the bigwigs present were secretly pleased.

You could just say that the "Flame Demon" is too weak or that you're too strong and accidentally killed it instantly!

"Cough-cough-"

Yan Shan, sitting in the front row, spoke at length about many things. After about half an hour, the Chinese leader gave a summary:

"This is unprecedented. There must be some reason that we haven't figured out yet that is driving everything. Before we find out the cause, there may be more and more similar incidents, and then we'll be in big trouble, comrades!"

"Therefore, all units must make good preparations for disaster prevention and relief, and dispatch the military and people with supernatural abilities to take turns on duty 24 hours a day in major urban areas, and do their best to arrive at the scene of the incident in time to protect the lives and property of the people; that's all, meeting adjourned."

One by one, the projectors went out, leaving only the Chinese leader, six pillars of the Chinese nation, and Yan Ziming.

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P.S.: A friend in the group reminded me, so here's a long-awaited post.

— Humble online

Chapter Forty-One: Alienation

"There are some things I need to talk to you about," Yan Shan said solemnly.

Yan Ziming's expression hardened. What important matter could it be that he had to talk to an outsider like himself?

Then she realized that the higher-ups didn't just want to talk to her; their main purpose was to use her to communicate with Liu Mengxian, who was standing behind her.

"You charlatan, come in too."

Mo Sheng brought up a new holographic projection, and the person projected was none other than Bai He, a national treasure-level mysterious ability user.

Everyone who was supposed to come had arrived. Yan Shan fiddled with the control panel in front of him for a while, and an image appeared.

The man above is a middle-aged man in his thirties, with a handsome face and an extraordinary demeanor.

Do you recognize this person?

"Hmm... Oh! I know him. He came to support me during the pioneering work."

Yan Ziming thought for a moment and suddenly remembered that this person was the first seventh-level ability user to come to her aid when she was facing seven S-level mutated species!

I remember his strength was quite top-tier among seventh-tier cultivators, and it seems his special ability was related to fire...

Yan Shan's face was simple and unadorned, revealing no emotional fluctuations: "If we know each other, I won't go into details. His name is Peng Guang. Now I'll tell you, the SS-level mutated species in Yong'an City is him."

"Hmm, I see... Huh?!"

Yan Ziming nodded as if he understood, then slammed his hand on the table and shouted incredulously, "That one, that SS-level one... it's him?! Uncle, you're not mistaken, are you?!"

An SS-level mutated species was actually transformed from a living human? That's just too unbelievable!