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

After ruling out the possibility of them dying, some experts have suggested that they may have entered a nuclear radiation zone.

There, all electronic devices would become obsolete, and even satellite communications would be affected, which is why they couldn't be contacted.

But Mo Sheng had another question. If they couldn't communicate, so be it. Wasn't Ye Qianxue a high-level spatial ability user? Why didn't she just come back?

Mu Mu doesn't know about this yet!

Yan Ziming and the others have only been out of contact for two hours. If it goes on any longer, they might not be able to keep it a secret.

"Let's inform her..."

Mo Sheng called Mu Mu with a feeling of fear.

Telling her personally and having Mu Mu discover it herself are two completely different outcomes. If Mu Mu finds out through her own channels and we haven't told her, she will definitely go crazy.

"Hey, Mu Mu."

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Uh... I just feel there's something I have to tell you," Mo Sheng said hesitantly.

"Is it about Xiao Momo and the others?"

"Hey... they've lost contact."

"Lost contact!?" Mu Mu's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. "When did this happen?"

Ah, I knew it would be like this.

Mo Sheng said weakly, "Two hours ago, they sent back a message and then we lost contact with them. Ah, but don't worry, we suspect they entered a nuclear radiation zone, which is why we can't contact them... Eh?"

“I said I would go there myself, that’s all.”

Mu Mu hung up the phone.

"It really suits her personality," Mo Sheng said with a wry smile.

However, it would be great if Mu Mu could bring them back. It would protect two of China's future top combat forces. Even if Mu Mu didn't go, she would still choose to let Mu Mu go if she waited a few more hours.

"Hopefully nothing else will happen; China can't afford any more turmoil."

Mo Sheng's gaze gradually turned serious, because according to satellite images, the mutated species from Tibet Province, numbering over a million, had begun to move eastward!

It will take them about six hours to reach the bridgeheads of Panzhihua and Xiyuecheng, the two military administrative regions of Sichuan.

An epic battle is about to begin.

During Yan Ziming's time in Tibet, he continuously recorded the local situation and transmitted the data back. Based on this data, the Chinese military gained a clear understanding of the level of mutated species in Tibet.

That was a formation that conventional forces could hardly counter, consisting entirely of C-rank or higher units, with an estimated hundred S-rank units, and the SS and SSS ranks above that might exceed the capacity of the entire Sichuan military administrative region.

What the military fears most is that this battle may be related to the Bone Hunters.

Fortunately, there was no war in southern Guangdong at this time; otherwise, China would have faced two large-scale battles at the same time, which would have put it under great pressure and could easily have led to unexpected events.

However, Mo Sheng still had boundless confidence in the final outcome of this battle.

Because the Sichuan Military and Administrative Region has an almost invincible presence—Yanshan.

A combat power at the Rank 1 level is enough to influence the entire battlefield, enough to turn the tide of battle, force all beasts to retreat, and thus easily achieve victory.

“I think we shouldn’t place too much hope in me. We haven’t found out the whereabouts of the Skeleton Hunters yet, so I won’t make a move easily,” Yan Shan suddenly said as he approached Mo Sheng.

"Hey! Does that mean I'll have to rely on myself all by myself...?"

"No, no, have you forgotten the agreement we signed six months ago? Those guys from Odyssey have an obligation to provide support."

"So that means...they've already sent people?"

"Calculating the time, it should be almost there."

As soon as Yan Shan finished speaking, a futuristic-looking aircraft flew in from a distance and landed smoothly on the ground. Three people disembarked from above.

Mo Sheng's expression changed. She had expected that one of the three ninth-tier Odyssey members would come, but she didn't expect all three to come!

22. In-depth decision

The three who disembarked from the aircraft were, in order, the Great Sage, the Grand Preceptor, and Iko, three super strong individuals from Odyssey, whose strength was among the best in the world.

With the three of them, along with himself and Yan Shan, the defense line of the entire Sichuan Military Administrative Region was practically impregnable.

It could even be said to be the strongest defense in the world, right?

Although surprised that all three of them had come, Mo Sheng still had to follow the proper procedures. He stepped forward and shook hands with the strongest among them, the Great Sage.

"Welcome, we'll need your help today."

"Well then, without further ado, could you describe the current situation? I've heard it's very urgent..."

The great sage's tone remained calm and composed, showing no sign of resistance, as if he had completely forgotten the world-renowned battle of the century that took place six months ago.

Since the signing of the dimensional agreement, their relations with the major human powers have eased, but many difficulties remain.

In the initial stage, they faced great difficulties, encountering blockades and encirclements from all aspects of human civilization. However, after joining the community of shared future for mankind, this situation began to be resolved one by one through a series of actions.

There are two main points—

First, there's the limited export of advanced technology in trade. They're very shrewd, exchanging technology for "conditions" rather than "vested benefits." The "conditions" they propose aren't excessive, but each one is interconnected. These conditions accumulate and gradually dismantle the human blockade against them. Now, the level of human civilization's blockade against them is less than half of what it was at the beginning.

The second point is support.

In the past six months, they have repeatedly provided assistance to various countries that were troubled by the arrival of mutated species on land.

Although this is stated in the dimensional protocol, it is a fact that they played a significant role. Otherwise, facing an almost endless stream of mutated species from the sea, the major human powers would have suffered tremendous losses.

In fact, the fact that human civilization would agree to their "conditions" played a crucial role.

Humanity's higher-ups, lacking the intellect of Watts, are not blind to the true purpose behind Odysseus's seemingly insignificant "conditions," yet they choose to turn a blind eye to this.

"The situation... please follow me."

Mo Sheng led them to the conference room, showed them the images taken by the satellite, and shared the data on the Crimson-class occupied areas. Even the Great Sage and others, who had many support experiences, couldn't help but become much more serious.

It's extremely tricky.

The possibility of battles between sequence-level units, in particular, adds many variables.

The Great Sage pursed his lips. "The Skeleton Hunters... is it possible they'll make a move?"

"Yes, that possibility cannot be ruled out, but we'll have to wait until we get closer to know for sure."

There are less than six hours left before the two sides clash.

.........

Rewind a few hours, to before Mo Sheng and the others discovered the large-scale gathering of mutated species in Tibet.

"Big sister, this is... the fifth one today... shouldn't we take a break now..."

"No way, today's target is seven. Not even one less is acceptable. If you lose even one, I won't let you off the hook!"

Ye Qianxue leaned against an S-class mutated species, panting heavily. Her head was covered by armor made of black scales, and the rest of her body was also covered by scales. A pair of jet-black dragon wings had appeared on her back, and her whole body was covered in blood.

She had been through several major battles and was truly exhausted. Her superpowers had temporarily dried up due to overuse, and she could only fight on with her physical strength.

"But...it really won't work..."

"Huh? You really have no strength left?"

Yan Ziming gave her a meaningful look, then suddenly made a move, his hand crackling with lightning as he grabbed at her, producing a deafening crackling sound.

The thunderous gesture was unstoppable, but just as it was about to grab Ye Qianxue's shoulder, it was firmly gripped by a black dragon claw, unable to advance an inch.

The dragon claw exerted a slight force, as if it wanted to crush Yan Zimo's hand, but Yan Zimo's hand was as if it had no substance, and it directly exploded, turning into electric current that drilled into the gaps in the scales.

A moment later, Ye Qianxue collapsed to the ground, convulsing all over.

"Hmph~~ Although you've improved a lot, I can still beat you with one hand!"

Yan Ziming picked up Ye Qianxue, took out an S-grade obsidian from her pocket, and tapped it on the armor on his sister's head.

"Quickly, eat it."

Over the past six months, Yan Ziming and Ye Qianxue have figured out a method to maximize the efficiency of consuming the life essence of the Crystal Obsidian.

When the body is extremely empty and tired, all the cells in the body are thirsting for nutrients. Obsidian, a highly nourishing substance, can be used to its fullest potential, exerting 100% of its efficacy, or even exceeding it.

The armor on her head and all the scales on her body disappeared, revealing Ye Qianxue's pale face. The person hidden under the dark scales looked so delicate.

Ah, don't misunderstand what "delicate" means. I can still easily twist off your skull.

"Ham~~"

Ye Qianxue put the obsidian in front of her mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it. Her body was faintly glowing with a hazy orange light, her blood was surging and flowing in her veins, making a deep rumbling sound.

My body felt warm and comfortable, even my breath felt incredibly hot, and my energy was recovering at an astonishing speed.

Currently, in terms of pure strength, Ye Qianxue is definitely not human-level, stronger than most beast-type ability users.

Just how strong is it?

To put it simply, she just fought two S-class mutated species with her bare hands and won a great victory.

Generally speaking, if a seventh-level ability user makes even the slightest mistake when facing an S-level mutated species, they will be severely injured, which is considered a light punishment. Therefore, they are always extremely cautious.

When Yan Ziming was at the seventh level, his first encounter with the Tyrant was just like this; he dared not be hit by it at all, because being hit meant death.