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

"Oh... what is 'sticky'?"

"Tie Tie means... huh? Holy crap, Xiao Xi, what are you doing out here?"

Waste Xi frowned. "Something's not right with you."

"Uh...maybe so, I was almost stunned by the heat just now..." Yan Ziming scratched his face, still shaken.

Although the flames burning on her body were stopped in time, they did burn away a part of her divinity. Now that the battle was over, her mind relaxed and her attention became extremely scattered.

"Who is she?" Xiaoze tilted her head and looked at the purple-haired girl, whose elegant and refined temperament deeply attracted her attention.

"Oh, she's useless... Xi Xi, she's mine..."

Yan Ziming paused here, unsure how to define her relationship with the seemingly useless Xi. She would leave it to her to fill in the blank.

“Partner,” said Waste Xi.

Yan Ziming smiled and looked at Xiao Ze, "Just as she said, we really owe her a lot during this time."

"Hmm..." Xiao Ze squinted at the useless Xi for a while, then said out of the blue, "Little Master misses you very much."

"Uh? Oh... you mean Chiyuki, right? I know."

Mentioning Ye Qianxue, Yan Ziming's longing swelled to its peak, thinking that Ye Qianxue should be arriving soon.

As she expected, as if they were telepathically connected, their longing for each other was completely ignited. A dozen seconds later, Ye Qianxue flew out of the void and landed in Yan Ziming's arms.

"sister!"

"Qianxue... I missed you so much! Mua~~~"

Yan Ziming passionately gave her a kiss, publicly displaying their affection. The useless Xi let out "ooh ooh," and Xiao Ze looked gratified. Seeing the two sisters together made her feel much more at ease.

The long-awaited reunion was naturally a heartwarming scene, but before they could enjoy their time together for long, Mo Xin sent back a message.

Hey, Zimo.

【Um? 】

The master said you should return to Sichuan as soon as possible to help your uncle.

Alright! By the way, do you know what happened to Xian'er? She didn't come, which is unlike her...

Mo Xin seemed unsure how to begin.

【What's wrong? 】

She said... everything today was a setup.

124. Situation

After listening to Mo Xin's general explanation, Yan Ziming felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

According to Liu Mengxian, what happened today was a game of chess, a game that would determine the future situation.

The game featured several brilliant moves that changed the course of the game, gradually taking it out of the player's control. In the end, it was her victory that marked the turning point, and the stalemate began to show a clear shift.

Yan Ziming's feelings were complex and indescribable, but time did not allow her to seek answers. She needed to hurry to the Sichuan Military and Administrative Region to place the last piece in this game.

Thinking of this, she looked at the useless Xi, realizing that this day had finally come. She sighed inwardly and asked:

"Hey, Xiaoxi, are you staying here or...?"

Before Yan Ziming could finish explaining the remaining options, the useless Xi took the initiative to say, "I'll go with you."

Yan Ziming's face lit up with joy, "Really?!"

"Hmm." After saying that, the useless Xi took action, transforming into a ball of light and entering Yan Ziming's body.

Nice!

The problem that had been weighing on Yan Ziming's mind was finally resolved, and Yan Ziming's heavy mood eased somewhat.

"Big sister," Ye Qianxue urged her.

After all, she recalled the scene she had witnessed in the Sichuan Military Administrative Region, which resembled a post-apocalyptic war, and the current situation couldn't be much better.

"Well, let's go."

"Oh!"

Xiaoze shouted excitedly, eager to try. She was now truly powerful, and her blood was boiling!

"It's not like we're going on vacation, what's there to be so happy about..."

Yan Ziming smiled, but Si Mo, standing beside him, said inappropriately, "We're not going. You guys figure it out yourselves. Bye~~"

Si Mo left without giving him a chance to stay. Yan Ziming sighed helplessly. If Si Mo had come, it would have been a significant deterrent.

However, since she had been so badly injured in the battle with the Mirage Dragon today, Yan Ziming was too embarrassed to bother her again.

Then,

"Marching into Sichuan!"

"Oh!" *2

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

Thick smoke billowed like dark clouds, gathering and swirling in the sky, which was filled with the smoke of battle, almost obscuring the entire sun, leaving only a few faint rays of light.

The trenches, bunkers, and walls were stained with blood, dried by fire and then covered with freshly poured blood. The scorching air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood.

Corpses were everywhere, smoke filled the air, and the screams of those dying filled the air. The sounds of bombs exploding and artillery fire, along with tragic and heroic roars, blended together to form an endless wall of sound, bringing the melody of death and igniting a new round of war.

The flames of war are no longer confined to the battlefield; as the war progresses, they have spread into the city of Xiyue, turning the once bustling city into a battlefield.

Looking down from the sky, starting from the breached city wall, one-third of Xiyue City is in the war zone, with scenes of carnage unfolding everywhere. Occasionally, intense artillery fire collapses buildings and buries mutated species beneath.

Fortunately, most of the people have been evacuated. Those who could hide in underground shelters have already done so, and those who couldn't hide are in areas that are still considered safe for the time being. There have been no major civilian casualties so far.

Qi Huandong's eyes were bloodshot with rage. Since the Yongjing Campaign, this was the second time that China's walls had been breached. They were all sinners in history!

But the important thing now is how to remedy the situation, the primary issue being the severe shortage of troops.

This mutated species offensive is the most ferocious in history. The horde of prehistoric beasts in Tibet Province is too powerful. Even with the combined military forces of several former military administrative regions, they could not stop them. All four city walls were besieged, and there were simply not enough troops to suppress the mutated species in the city. It is fortunate that there are still two-thirds of the safe zone.

He had given a death order: no matter what, more than half of the city must not fall. Behind them were the civilians who had not been able to enter the underground shelters. Unless they were all dead, those beasts must not be allowed to cross the line!

"At all costs, force them back! Now!"

"Ah—my leg, my leg!!! You bastard, go to hell, let's die together!"

"The third line of defense in Dongcheng District has been breached. We are now leading the troops to withdraw to area C13."

"Requesting backup! Requesting backup! There are SS-rank individuals here, attacking the B1 shelter entrance. Requesting backup!"

Various requests for assistance were processed by the strategic command, but they were still overwhelmed. Once the city walls were breached, the army collapsed like a house of cards, the system crumbled, and it was difficult to put up an effective resistance. Maintaining the current situation was the limit.

Qi Huandong gritted his teeth and issued a cruel order: "Issue the order to bomb area B1 and evacuate the people there within one minute."

One minute is simply not enough time to evacuate unless one has wings or is already quite far away; it's tantamount to issuing a death sentence to the soldiers there.

But he had no choice but to do so. Soldiers must always prioritize the safety of the people. With no one else on his side available to help, he had no choice but to use these super-heavy weapons to deal with an SS-level individual.

In fact, the soldiers there never intended to evacuate; they were using their lives to delay the SS-class individual until the missiles arrived.

A minute later, a formation of six bombers flew over the B1 area, dropping countless bombs. Ballistic missiles also took off from the distance and landed in the B1 area.

After a violent explosion, the area was engulfed in flames.

Qi Huandong silently saluted the area before returning to command.

There was another place, the source of destruction, where the fighting in the city was merely a minor skirmish compared to the destruction there.

boom! boom! boom!

A deafening roar that could rupture one's eardrums emanated from there, like the muffled thuds of punches hitting the body, as if a dense formation of bombers was carrying out a continuous bombing raid, with smoke billowing everywhere, resembling a scene of world destruction.

—A tyrant, and a mountain unicorn.

The two of them were fighting with such abandon that they were risking their lives, each giving their all to kill the other. It was as if only the two of them existed in the world, with nothing else but the struggle between life and death.

That was the battlefield that Qi Huandong was most worried about, after all, that was the tyrant, the king of giants, a near-invincible being, whose reputation was too great.

Its body, over 300 meters tall, can stir up the wind and clouds with every move it makes; the howling wind can even drown out the roar of artillery fire.

Another colossal creature was also battling it. The mountain qilin was not at a disadvantage in its battle with the tyrant. It had undergone a sublimation, and although it was only a part of it, it could still rival the tyrant.

Moreover, the process of sublimation has not been completely interrupted; it continues with an almost imperceptible momentum.

On the other side, an epic battle was also taking place, with four ninth-level beings joining forces to besiege the Dark Night Ghost Spirit, all of whom were at the Void Spirit Realm.

With such formidable combat power, even though Dark Night Ghost was a Sequence-level being, it was at a complete disadvantage, suffering several attacks and nearly dying.

As for the deer-like Rank 1 creature, it retreated halfway through. The Dark Night Ghost also wanted to retreat, but several Rank 9 creatures disagreed and were determined to kill it here, so it was caught in a fierce battle.

125. The Knight Who Calls for Thunder and Rain

The group besieging the Dark Night Ghost Spirit consisted of Huang Tao, Su Yuchen, the Great Sage, and Yi Ke. All four were at the Void Spirit Realm, having progressed extremely far in the ninth rank... Together, the four of them were fully capable of challenging the Sequence Level, and killing them would not be difficult.

It probably hated that deer-like creature to the core for fleeing so decisively. Even the Bone Hunter, after its last bone blade was broken by the mountain qilin, also fled in disarray.

Li Haoyi, Mu Mu, and Yevgeny were also busy dealing with the SSS-level individuals who had intruded into the battlefield.