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

After just one glance, Xue Yunling lost interest in her and instead asked, "Have you gone to see it?"

"I've checked, but I can't get up there at the last minute. There seems to be a problem there."

Mu Mu answered truthfully.

As she tried to break through that tower, a very uncomfortable feeling came over her, as if her body movements were not coordinated, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, as if her whole body was being fast-forwarded.

Without a doubt, the extreme cold above has already affected spacetime; Mu Mu, who has experienced absolute zero with Xue Yunling, would not be mistaken.

Knowing that forcibly breaking in might be dangerous, Mu Mu did not attempt to force her way in, deciding to wait until she found a solution.

Listening to Mu Mu's account, a glint of light flashed in Xue Yunling's beautiful eyes, as if her interest had been piqued. After all, she had only glanced at it briefly before coming to join them.

"Should we join forces and go check it out tonight?"

"Okay." Mu Mu nodded. She was unwilling to stop there, so she notified everyone to remain silent tonight and wait for news to avoid any trouble when the two ninth-level experts left.

Now that things have come to this point, we can actually put a preliminary stop to this matter. We could call for a full-scale offensive from all sides of the world to bring it to a close.

Mu Mu reported the same thing back to the country, but Yan Shan wanted them to get more intelligence, since it would have a series of chain reactions.

Soon, night fell.

The entire camp fell silent. No one dared to speak, because with both ninth-level experts absent, their lives were no longer guaranteed.

The atmosphere was eerily silent; even breathing could be heard clearly. Everyone stayed inside the tent. Xiaoze felt relaxed for the first time in a long time and nestled sweetly in Ye Qianxue's arms, falling asleep.

Strangely, no major disturbances were reported from that side.

Logically speaking, when two ninth-level beings fight, the commotion would be considerable, but it all seemed to be blocked by the layer of ice mist that looked like it was filled with a dreamlike beauty.

Before long, Mu Mu and Xue Yunling returned, but they didn't seem to have gained anything and were rather sullen.

"Master Sister?" Ye Qianxue tiptoed out, wanting to get an answer.

“There’s nothing there.” Mu Mu’s face was somewhat gloomy. “The temperature at the very center isn’t as low as it was during the day. We didn’t find anything when we went up. The top is also empty.”

Mu Mu even suspected that her intrusion during the day might have alerted the enemy, otherwise why would there have been such a change?

"Let's go check it out again tomorrow!"

The next day, still nothing was found.

Not to mention the second day, for the next seven weeks, almost two whole months, there was no substantial progress. A lot of geological data was collected, but nothing about the root cause could be found.

Their team grew much larger, and five more groups arrived later. The world's attention was focused on this place, and a great deal of investment was made.

Besides, the area of ​​the ice field is expanding every day, but it has not expanded on a super-large scale overnight as Yan Shan and the others predicted.

Perhaps they are just worrying unnecessarily.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than eight months have passed. Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu have been on the ice plains for almost a year!

Life on the ice sheet is destined to be anything but boring. Since you've come to Africa, you shouldn't be idle.

In her spare time, Ye Qianxue would go out with Xiaoze to explore. To avoid causing a chain reaction, they would always venture into places outside the ice plains.

Although Africa is considered a deep-red-level occupied area on par with Tibet, its area is many times larger than Tibet. With such a large area, there are all kinds of birds, and the quality is much worse than in Tibet. At least you can still find zombies.

Finally, at the end of the eleventh month, after a week of consultations by the community of shared future for mankind, the final directive was issued.

That night, Mu Mu said to everyone, "Pack your bags, let's get ready to go home!"

"Hey? Master Sister, what about this place...?" Ye Qianxue suddenly felt a little reluctant to leave. She had spent the past year here and considered it her home.

"Over the course of a year, countries have invested enormous human and material resources. The higher-ups can't wait any longer and have decided to use nuclear weapons to completely cleanse this place tomorrow morning. We must all evacuate before tonight."

84. Final Manifestation

Over the past year, countries around the world have invested countless efforts and consumed enormous resources here.

Does nothing really happen in Africa?

Within a year, two camps were wiped out by local mutated species, resulting in the loss of hundreds of personnel. These were the most prized assets of their respective countries.

Especially for China, which already faced two major threats from the deep sea and Tibet, the fact that it had to send two ninth-tier permanent residents to the ice plains made the cities of China once seem dangerous, but fortunately they managed to hold on.

Odyssey naturally participated in the exploration of the ice field, but he found nothing. This was one of the two main reasons why they ordered a full evacuation and used nuclear weapons to cleanse the area.

Another major reason is that the area of ​​the ice sheet has reached 130,000 square kilometers compared to when it was first discovered!

With an area of ​​130,000 square kilometers, which is several times larger than the entire Bei'an Military Administrative Region combined, it cannot be allowed to expand any further.

"So, I don't want to leave here either, but I really can't find anything useful..."

Mu Mu had no choice. She had devoted a year of her youth to the icy plains, so how could she be content with that?

"But leaving now can be considered a temporary end to this, as today marks exactly one year since we arrived on the ice plains."

"Huh, is that so?" Ye Qianxue didn't know what was going on; the passage of time had numbed her.

"I think something will happen tonight."

Xue Yunling suddenly said.

She gazed at the sky, and had a vague feeling that the situation, which had remained unchanged for a year, might change.

"Let's wait a few more hours."

Mu Mu frowned slightly. "The nuclear missile is supposed to launch in a few hours. How can we possibly make it in time?"

Xue Yunling glanced at her out of the corner of her eye. "Isn't there you still?"

“…Then we’ll stay here, and the rest of you can evacuate according to the plan.” Mu Mu quickly made a decision, deciding to leave only her and Xue Yunling behind, while the rest of the group would return.

"Hey, is Chiyuki leaving too?"

Standing next to Ye Qianxue was Xiao Ze, whose big eyes were full of stubbornness, clearly indicating that he did not want to leave.

Mu Mu glanced at them, then hesitated for a moment, "You... well, you can stay."

"Yeah!" Ye Qianxue and Xiao Ze clapped their hands excitedly, making Mu Mu shake his head.

Soon, all the hundreds of people on the ice field had been evacuated. The place was completely deserted, and they didn't even leave behind the buildings. They took everything they could with them.

Apart from Ye Qianxue and the others, only one lonely tent remained in the entire camp, a testament to their existence there.

Although she lived in a tent every day, Ye Qianxue still missed the camp very much. She ate and slept here every day for a whole year, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of attachment to it.

"What do we do now? Just wait here?" Mu Mu asked.

"Yes, I'll wait here." Xue Yunling's answer was very efficient.

This move, which everyone else considered almost reckless and foolish, seemed highly feasible in her eyes.

Ye Qianxue asked Mu Mu expectantly, "Hey, Master, do you think that after we complete our mission, you can also complete yours smoothly?"

"I don't think it's possible."

Mu Mu absolutely did not believe that Yan Ziming could be seen in just one year. According to Liu Mengxian, she seemed to be undergoing some kind of transformation.

Since it's a transformation, it definitely won't be short. It could very well be the opportunity for Yan Zimo to break through to the ninth rank. How could a year be enough?

It's normal for it to last three to five years.

"Sigh..." Ye Qianxue sighed in disappointment. She hadn't seen her older sister for over a year, and she couldn't even hear her voice. She was severely lacking in sisterly energy, and her spirits had become quite low.

As her gaze casually swept over the tent, Ye Qianxue had an idea. She put it away, intending to preserve it carefully so that if she had the chance in the future, her whole family could come here for a real family trip.

We'll stay in this tent then.

Don't be fooled by the fact that there's only one roof; it's quite large and can comfortably accommodate four or five people without feeling crowded. It's more than enough for them.

"What about you? Don't you miss your old flame?" Mu Mu abruptly threw the question to Xue Yunling.

"What old flame?" Xue Yunling remained unmoved, her expression unchanged.

"Stop pretending. No one can hide anything from me in this regard."

Mu Mu waved his hand knowingly, seemingly indicating just how fragile Xue Yunling's so-called cover-up was.

Xue Yunling remained silent. Mu Mu, knowing she was being frivolous, stopped teasing her. If the other party didn't want to talk, she couldn't force her.

"A bit..."

However, after Mu Mu turned around, she heard a muffled whisper.

Although she didn't hear what Xue Yunling said clearly, Mu Mu still managed a charming smile.

【Sister Mo Sheng, you really know how to tame such an icy beauty... I'll have to exchange some training tips with you another day~~】

#Yan Ziming: "Achoo—it must be that Mu Mu guy, he's up to no good again."#

Two hours passed quietly as the three waited in silence...

Xiao Ze, who had been sleeping in Ye Qianxue's arms, suddenly opened his eyes, as if he felt some great pressure.

"coming."

At the same time, Xue Yunling, who had been paying close attention to the situation on the ice plains, spoke solemnly. Even someone as powerful as her had a feeling that a great calamity was about to befall her.

Her eyelids kept twitching, her alarm bells were ringing loudest, and she felt a sense of horror.

Here, her strength is comparable to that of a Void Realm expert! And not just any ordinary Void Realm expert!

If Yevgeny or Luther were to fight on this ice field, Xue Yunling's win rate would be over 90%!