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

"No, I must be overthinking it," Id said with a light laugh, shaking his head.

"Your Highness, if I remember correctly, the 'Beyond the Sea' is located in..."

"Yes, it's in the original ruins of this city, more than 14,000 meters below the sea. Human underwater vehicles can't go that deep. Even a ninth-level expert can't operate at that depth, not to mention there are defensive devices left by our ancestors there. There's no safer place than there."

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

seabed.

This place is a forbidden zone from sunlight, filled with darkness, so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face; it's a veritable abyss.

However, there was a dark shadow that exuded a fear darker than darkness itself, a fear deeper than the ocean depths...

It found a crystal with a diameter of tens of meters or more, and the black shadow, hundreds of meters long, opened its mouth and swallowed it whole, then transformed into a loli-shaped figure.

"Chew, chew, chew..."

Chapter Nineteen: The Problem of Efficiency

"No, there's no chance!"

After stepping down, Mu Mu immediately said that she had no way to get her hands on the disc. She tried to get close to it many times, but the Great Sage held her tightly and she was unable to take it.

That great sage was truly incredibly powerful, the strongest of the four, and possibly even the most powerful being in that prehistoric civilization!

Although she possessed a pure mental ability, Mu Mu was unable to replicate the scene of suppressing You Ming on her. Instead, he was at a disadvantage. Her ability to materialize mental energy was incredibly versatile, and she used almost every type of ability phenomenon. She was practically an omnipotent and omniscient monster.

This is an unparalleled master; Mu Mu's evaluation of her has risen to the level that is comparable to Yan Shan's.

Of course, it refers to Yanshan during the Yongjing Campaign.

“We don’t have much time left,” Yevgeny said urgently.

Should we shift our focus?

"No, it's too late! Aside from 'Azure Star' and the underground location, we have no idea where the other two are!"

There is a disagreement among the human side.

Some people might not believe it, but the human alliance, which clearly had one more person, was actually at a disadvantage.

At that moment, they received a telepathic message from Elisa: "The underground storage has been destroyed."

At that moment, they seemed to sense something, and all four of them, including Odyssey, looked toward the same place—the Spire.

The ground there began to sink from a central point, and silent lightning, like a still stream of water, overflowed, melting the ground and swallowing everything visible.

Then, it erupted with a roar.

I have never seen such a spectacular sight. Intense blue light mixed with lightning shot into the sky, illuminating the entire heavens. It crashed into the shield, causing it to flicker and melt several holes in it!

"Wow! This is really..."

The three ninth-ranked individuals from the Chinese side showed relieved smiles.

Without a doubt, this commotion is definitely related to Yan Ziming. Earlier, when the thunderclouds in the sky dispersed, everyone thought she had failed, but then she quietly set off a huge firecracker.

It also made them realize that this protective shield did not seem to be an unbreakable cage.

Qin Tianhai raised his fist again: "Zi Mo and the others have already achieved results, how can we continue to return empty-handed?"

Luther had a different idea: "How about we switch our attack to that shield?"

Li Haoyi: "Don't be too optimistic. If it were really that easy to destroy, these ground rats wouldn't dare to show themselves. There must be some special factor behind why they were destroyed."

"All I know is that we haven't achieved any results yet. Surely you all don't think that destroying just one of the four is enough?"

Yevgeny said solemnly that this operation must at least destroy two of the enemy's energy reserves, otherwise it would still be considered a failure.

"What else can we do? We can only keep fighting." Li Hao shrugged helplessly.

"Look above."

Yevgeny suddenly pointed to the sky and spoke, and everyone looked up.

Several fighter jets flew in a "V" formation, seemingly conveying a message to the people inside.

Then, the sky suddenly darkened.

It was around six in the morning, and the sky was already mostly bright, but in just a few seconds, they were plunged into eternal darkness. Everyone, including the four Great Sages and the rest of Odyssey's group, felt at the same moment that impending doom.

This time people saw clearly that what was obscuring the sky was a pitch-black cloud that covered their entire field of vision!

In an instant, a massive flash of light tore through the darkness, surging forth from the depths of space and beyond the eight extremes, like swords clashing, like mountains collapsing and the earth splitting—this was lightning.

The muffled thunder grew louder and louder, as if it wanted to break free from the shackles of the thick clouds and tear them apart. The dazzling blue light of lightning streaked across the sky, followed by a deafening roar of thunder that made hearts clench and the earth tremble.

Yan Ziming, who had just emerged from the spatial rift, was overjoyed.

"It's Xian'er!"

Ye Qianxue also looked surprised. She hadn't expected Liu Mengxian to come as well, but she was still a little worried: "Can Sister Xian'er break through the 'turtle shell' that even a nuclear bomb of ten million tons can't break?"

In Ye Qianxue's mind, Liu Mengxian was quite formidable, but even the most formidable has its limits. Ye Qianxue did not believe that Liu Mengxian's destructive power could reach the level of a ten-million-ton hydrogen bomb; at most, it would be around a million tons.

"Hmph~~ You don't understand. Don't be fooled by Xian'er's gentle and charming appearance. When she really explodes, she's more terrifying than a devil!"

Yan Ziming stood with his hands on his hips, looking very proud.

This is our fairy, what can't she do?

It can be said that Yan Ziming's feelings for Liu Mengxian were not only admiration, but also the kind of worship that Ye Qianxue had for him.

"Hey...it seems like you know a lot about this, big sister..."

Ye Qianxue's eyes were filled with resentment, which made Yan Ziming cough a few times. Seeing that her sister's jealousy had boiled over again, she pinched Ye Qianxue's cheek: "Don't speak so sarcastically. Just say what you have to say properly."

"Why does my elder sister understand that Sister Xian'er can break that 'turtle shell'?"

"Idiot, think about it, can a weapon like a hydrogen bomb, which has a wide area of ​​effect, be stronger than an attack that is concentrated on a single point?"

This is a truth that anyone can understand once it's explained: hydrogen bombs are powerful, the most powerful weapon mankind has ever made. The energy released by a hydrogen bomb with a capacity of tens of millions of tons is enough to destroy an entire city.

As a weapon of mass destruction, it is easy to kill groups of targets; however, when it comes to powerful individuals like the serial number bomb, less than one-tenth of the total energy released by the hydrogen bomb itself can be used to kill them.

If the energy of the entire hydrogen bomb can be concentrated into a single point for attack, then there is no need for a bomb with a capacity of tens of millions of tons, or even a megaton; a single hydrogen bomb with a capacity of hundreds of thousands of tons would be enough to destroy a sergeant-class bomb.

Simply put, it's a matter of energy utilization efficiency.

Humanity's proud airplanes and cannons are indeed powerful and form the foundation of a nation's military strength, but why are superhumans the main force in fighting against mutated species?

Because their energy utilization efficiency is much better than these lifeless, emotionless, cold steel creatures, killing mutated species can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, even Yan Ziming couldn't guarantee that she could concentrate all her attack energy into a single point. That was too difficult. Even though she was a lightning spirit and favored by lightning elements, it couldn't be done overnight; it would take time.

But Liu Mengxian is different; her path—the mastery of elements—offers infinite possibilities.

"Xian'er is the kind of person who can do that kind of thing. Just you wait and see. There's still so much I need to learn from her."

Yan Zimo looked up at the sky and said nothing more.

As if responding to her expectations, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down. It was only as thick as a forearm, but the energy it released made everyone tremble with fear. The entire world was illuminated in a white-hot color, and its light filled the sky and earth. Even those at the ninth level subconsciously looked away, not daring to look directly at it.

Chapter Twenty: Unparalleled

Rumble!

The incessant thunder roared at all living things, and an ancient aura permeated the vast expanse. At the very center of the dark clouds, a huge vortex was formed, constantly devouring the lightning. Within that vortex, a holy figure could be vaguely seen.

Crackling... crackling—

People heard the sound of cracks appearing in glass and porcelain.

Immediately following the sound, the area of ​​the protective shield that was struck by the lightning, within a radius of about twenty meters, shattered like glass, with countless 'shards' falling from the sky and dissipating in the wind before hitting the ground.

"Varied--!!!"

Iko was speechless. A single lightning strike shattered the protective barrier left by their ancestors, meant to defend against powerful enemies. Their hearts, too, shattered into eight pieces with a chilling sound.

The great sage said in a trembling voice, "This is... Soul Heaven!"

The Grand Master was the first to react and notified all the technicians: "Turn the energy output to the maximum and repair that gap immediately!"

The technicians managing the defense system immediately increased the strength of the shield to the maximum and output energy at full speed. The gap caused by the lightning strike was repaired within seconds.

"What's going on? Didn't I tell you to turn the output power to the maximum?!" the Grand Tutor roared in a low voice.

He knew very well how powerful the shield was; such a small gap could be repaired in less than half a second, but it took him several seconds.

A few seconds may seem like a short time, but for some top experts, seizing this opportunity is easier than eating or sleeping.

"It's already set to the highest level!"

The technicians were also quite innocent; they had indeed set it to the maximum output power, and they had no idea why this was happening.

Could it be because the underground storage area was destroyed?

"I'll check it right away."

"quick!"

Iko said somewhat irritably.

The gap of about twenty meters is not large; compared to the area it covers, it is only a drop in the ocean.