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

"You flatter me. So, what are your thoughts?"

Yan Ziming said helplessly, "Don't you think it's a complete waste of effort for someone like me who's just a pawn to do this? The decision isn't up to me."

Ultimately, the decision on this matter rests with the power structure centered around the Five Constants. Unless she is a powerful being at the Soul Heaven Realm, her opinion is completely irrelevant.

"Let's talk about this after everything is decided. If we win, you will be destroyed; if you win, you can live. It's a very simple principle."

"Haha...you're absolutely right, I'm growing more and more fond of you."

Idris changed his tune again:

"But can you still win? Even if you destroy the energy reserves here, we still have many more, while the price you pay will be the annihilation of everyone here. How many men do you have left to fight?"

"A lot?" Yan Ziming chuckled. "There are only four, why pretend!"

Id's face instantly darkened: "So you already knew."

"But you guys really have a twisted sense of humor, coming up with such obscure names... 'Azure Star'? 'The Other Sea'? We still don't understand what they represent."

"If you want to extract information from me, I advise you not to be delusional."

To avoid leaking information, Id unilaterally cut off communication.

................

"Tch, coward, he just ran away."

Ide cut off the communication directly, and Yan Ziming was very unhappy that the opportunity to find out the location of "The Other Sea" was gone.

The other party had been wasting so much time talking to her, probably just trying to stall for time. She also wanted to wait for Alyssa and the others to retreat to the ground as soon as possible, otherwise she wouldn't pay any attention to him and would just bombard them with lightning.

"Hmph~~ Is this where they store their energy? Hmm, what are those things?"

Yan Ziming looked around at everything and felt a sense of novelty. After seeing the rows of empty treatment pods, he went closer.

"Those guys must have come from here... No wonder they suddenly had so many powerful people."

"Big sister, what should we do now?"

Ye Qianxue had been obedient and silent until now, and only now was she being asked for her opinion.

"Wait for news. When the time comes, we'll use our most powerful means to destroy this place!"

Speak of the devil, and he appears; Elisa's message arrives.

"They've evacuated; we can move in!"

Chapter 18 There is no safer place than this.

While ordinary people struggle, powerful figures are also engaged in a contest that can determine the outcome.

A flash of silver light appeared, and several buildings instantly split into two smooth halves, slowly collapsing.

Then a towering golden glass hand descended, crashing down like a comet to the spot where it had been. However, a section of a bronze halberd suddenly emerged and collided with the golden glass hand, sparks flying everywhere. The shockwave, almost equivalent to a nuclear explosion, was absorbed by a disc in the sky before it could spread out.

After this exchange, both sides separated by a distance, as if they had reached a tacit understanding and temporarily refrained from fighting again.

Iko frowned: "According to His Highness, the underground area has already been breached."

"...As long as 'Azure Star' and 'The Other Sea' are safe, that's all that matters."

The great sage and the imperial advisor shared the same opinion.

"We can't just let this go after suffering such a huge loss!"

Iko has a terrible temper. Even though the underground place isn't that important, it's only relatively speaking. To them, it's no different from humanity's nuclear arsenal.

Such an important place has been destroyed by humans; we must get it back no matter what.

"I think we can use this as leverage to force them to make concessions."

"Now that things have come to this, do you still want to make peace with them?"

Iko frowned at the Great Sage, displeased with her words, who then said:

"Their foundation is much deeper than we imagined. I now believe that even if all of their people die in battle, we probably won't fare well."

"You overestimate them."

"No, no, no, they... especially China, their top expert hasn't even been deployed yet, and they also have a powerful figure who might be at the Soul Heaven level. These are not people we can resist."

Lan Hai promptly came forward to explain.

"Soul Heaven?!"

All three of them shuddered. As high-ranking members of a great civilization, they naturally understood the meaning of this level.

A shield that even nuclear missiles cannot penetrate, this level of people might be able to break through.

Even a great sage, who was previously only wary of humanity's war potential and resources, now has something else to worry about.

“Yes, Soul Heaven.” Lan Hai nodded in affirmation.

"Perhaps you are not aware, but the rulers of Blue Star now are not humans, but a group of monsters, real monsters, especially those Sequence-level beings. If I may be so bold, it would probably take all four of us combined to defeat just one Sequence-level being, and there are nearly ten such beings in this world."

"......"

Lan Hai continued, "I've spoken with His Highness before, but I guess he didn't have time to tell you. He also prefers to make peace with humans and doesn't want to fight to the death."

After these words were spoken, the four of them fell silent for a moment, as if they were making a difficult decision.

............

outside.

After braving a hail of bullets and losing nearly one-fifth of their members, Elisa and the others broke through the underground entrance, their numbers had noticeably shrunk.

War is cruel, and in that situation, the sacrifices made were already well worth it.

This is largely thanks to the efforts of many high-level ability users, especially the eighth-level ones.

However, their journey didn't end there; something even more brutal was yet to come.

Once outside, they found tens of thousands of troops waiting for them, all kinds of weapons aimed at them, ready to fire at any moment.

Seeing this scene, everyone felt incredibly bitter.

"All personnel still in the central command tower, evacuate immediately! Immediately!"

Just as the commander was about to order all troops to open fire and wipe out the invaders, Iko's order came through his communication channel.

Elisa's resolute gaze conveyed to Yan Ziming that he could take action.

"They've evacuated; we can move in!"

Yan Ziming and Ye Qianxue exchanged a glance, each preparing their attack methods.

As the Boundary Annihilation Technique was unleashed, its immense pulling force dragged everything around it, and space began to fracture along that black boundary line.

At the same time, the Thunder Realm also emerged under Yan Zimo's control. With Yan Zimo's careful control, it was slowly but quickly swallowed up by the Realm Annihilation, and finally flowed into the black dot at the very center.

This continued for a minute and a half, and the accumulated energy had reached an extremely terrifying level. Just looking at that small black dot was enough to give rise to a chilling sense of dread.

Yan Ziming was somewhat surprised. Ye Qianxue's endurance was much stronger than before, a significant improvement that was almost a leap forward.

He knows how powerful his own lightning is.

Before she was a Thunder Spirit, she could fill Ye Qianxue's black hole completely in about a minute... cough cough. Now that she has become a Thunder Spirit, the quality of her lightning is even better. Ye Qianxue can last even longer than before, which is something she never expected.

"Qianxue, you..."

"It's alright, Qianxue is completely different now!"

Ye Qianxue proudly put her hands on her hips, and the tail behind her wagged excitedly in response to her emotions.

Seeing this, Yan Ziming roughly understood what had happened, and a hint of relief appeared in his eyes.

It seems her sister... has finally accepted the changes to her body.

"Great! It can't be our sister!"

Yan Ziming gave a thumbs up.

"Hehe~~"

"That's enough, don't push yourself too hard, you're sweating!"

"Ah."

Ye Qianxue moved closer to Yan Ziming, and the two silently counted to three. A spatial rift tore open behind them, and as the last note faded, they both disappeared into it.

Before the spatial rift closed, a spear shining with dazzling light flew out, its tip striking the small black dot precisely.

There was silence.

Like the calm before a storm, space began to silently crumble until even the most basic framework could no longer be maintained, and like a building without a foundation, it collapsed with a deafening roar...

..............

Seeing the huge commotion in the distance, Lan Ya knew that the underground energy storage facility had probably been destroyed, and asked worriedly, "Your Highness, what should we do?"

"If we only lose one energy reserve... it's not a big problem. The underground storage is only the minimum. Even if it's destroyed, the remaining reserves can at least keep the city running for over eighty years, and if we use them sparingly, we can maintain it for over a hundred years. Let them laugh like fools after they succeed. We'll develop in secret and slowly, and one day they'll pay us back a thousandfold!"

Id hardened his heart, then his expression shifted abruptly: "What I'm most worried about now is the 'Other Sea,' which alone accounts for over forty percent! If it's destroyed..."

Ide looked worried. Hearing the words "the other side of the sea" from Yan Ziming's mouth, he felt seriously uneasy.