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

26. Life Transformation

The sky was instantly shrouded in thunderstorm clouds. The once relatively calm city of Bei'an suddenly became silent. The most direct feeling was as if a god had suddenly descended and suppressed all the restlessness.

The atmosphere became extremely tense within seconds, like knowing you were staring at a hydrogen bomb that could explode at any moment but couldn't leave; all reason collapsed under this pressure.

The soldiers fighting fiercely on the city wall discovered that the offensive of the group of frenzied mutated species crumbled under this oppressive atmosphere. It was an aura that they could not resist, completely overwhelming them. No matter who came, it was useless. They could only freeze in place, not daring to move even when cannon fire landed next to them.

The next moment, this oppressive atmosphere erupted completely.

The storm clouds in the sky instantly transformed into a new canopy, filled with dazzling lightning bolts that formed countless chains, falling towards a specific point in Beian City. The power of the Soul Heaven level was perfectly demonstrated.

boom!

The mutated species, which had been frozen in place, scattered and ran wildly. How could they possibly fight against such an existence?

The SSS-class creature, entangled by Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu, immediately lost its will to fight and was terrified. It broke free from Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu's grasp and quickly retreated. Unfortunately, while other mutated species could leave, it could not, because it was an SSS-class creature. Since it had come here, it could only wait to die!

Ye Qianxue confronted it head-on, while Mu Mu seized the opportunity to take it into the Milky Way Realm. The rest is history; ten minutes later, the two of them worked together to kill it.

In Bei'an City, Liu Mengxian slashed horizontally with her sword, as if splitting space and time in two, causing the entire city of Bei'an to freeze for a moment.

The next instant, the frozen spacetime shattered, and all the anomalies in the area that Li Hao and the others could not approach disappeared. The three of them collapsed to the ground as if they had been completely exhausted.

Elemental resonance and elemental domination represent the two supreme paths of Liu Mengxian. Over time, as Liu Mengxian grew stronger, these two paths almost became two powers unique to her.

Compared to this, the powers that Bai He and the others possessed were like children playing house in front of him, instantly shattering and vanishing without a trace.

Hyde rushed forward immediately, followed closely by Li Hao, each protecting their respective mystical ability users.

"Are you alright?!"

"Hahaha... Hahaha... I finally caught him..."

Bai He lay there laughing. This was the first time she had laughed so happily and without any burden since she had been feeling gloomy for so many days.

She gripped Li Haoyi's hand tightly and said, "Li Haoyi, now! Immediately! Implement a complete blockade of the Beian Military Administrative Region. Keep the Divine Light constantly aimed at it; we absolutely cannot let it escape!"

"What do you mean?! You mean the Gu King has been right under our noses all along?!"

Li Hao felt a chill run down his spine. They had searched the whole world, but they never expected that the Gu King was so close to them, almost within reach.

He wasn't ambiguous either; he estimated that the Gu King had seen everything that had just happened, and if it had anticipated it, it should have been running away by now.

"I am Li Haoyi. Immediately impose a comprehensive blockade on the Beian Military Administrative District, including the area within a 20-kilometer radius around it, and transfer all four Divine Light missiles that have already been launched into space here!"

After issuing the order to the command center, Li Haoyi contacted the decision-making level again, "I need support, preferably two... no, three ninth-level experts can come immediately!"

"...Okay, Mo Sheng, Xue Yunling, and I have already gone over there. Wait a moment."

Huang Tao ended the communication.

Only then did Li Hao have time to ask more questions, "What did you all see?"

"I saw it, we all saw it... You know what? We just made direct contact with the Gu King! It's a Sequence-level being! And it's powerful enough to transform into a human and infiltrate our ranks. In his previous life..."

Bai He paused here, and then finished speaking: "He is also a mysterious type of superpower user!"

"what?!"

Li Hao was so startled that he lost his grip, and Bai He fell straight to the ground, hitting the back of her head.

"Ouch! That hurts! You bastard! Are you looking for death?!"

"Oh...sorry, sorry, I was daydreaming. What were you talking about just now?"

"Yes, we'd love to hear it too."

Ye Qianxue and Mu Mu returned. Their speed was astonishing; they were back in about ten minutes. Ye Qianxue's stockings had several holes in them, and her clothes were also somewhat torn, a result of her recent clash with that SSS-level creature.

At this moment, Ina struggled to lean against the wall and said, "That guy... before he was mutated, he was a mystical ability user. His power... should be related to life modification, right?"

"After the mutation, his supernatural powers should have become stronger, and the nuclear waste further catalyzed his powers, which is why things like insect beasts appeared..."

"So that's how it is... Damn it, those Indian guys... they made such a huge bomb without saying a word!"

Li Hao cursed his neighbor a hundred thousand times in his heart, for it was they who had caused him such a mess.

A mutant species with the power of 'life modification'? Who the hell would have guessed that a mysterious ability user would actually undergo mutation! No wonder a mere mutant species can pose such a strong threat to the whole world; it's all thanks to this power.

"Heh... They themselves don't even know they have such a powerful mystical ability user in their own ranks. After all, he's just a Shudra!"

Bai He made a sarcastic remark. Mu Mu couldn't help but ask, "What exactly did you see... how do you know about something like this?"

"Heh...I saw a lot, like watching a movie...The state I was in at the time was truly amazing."

After saying that, Bai He looked at Ina and smiled, "You've memorized its scent, haven't you?"

"Of course I remember it."

"Then let's not delay, let's begin." Li Hao said anxiously. He didn't feel at ease if the Gu King stayed in Bei'an City for even a second longer, and he had to eliminate him as soon as possible!

“I can’t do it,” Ina said.

"Uh? Why, why?" Li Hao panicked. Was he going to try to raise the price at this point?

"I...have no strength left..."

Ina's eyelids drooped weakly, her vision was dim. After losing control just now, she had reached her limit. Bai He and the others were in the same state, and Elisa had even fainted. If Liu Mengxian hadn't been there, he probably would have angrily come forward to question her.

"Don't worry, one of our level eight healers is nearby and will be here soon."

Li Hao tried his best to comfort him, but he couldn't devote too much energy to him. Finding the Gu King was the priority now!

Mu Mu took out his treasured possession—some unknown liquid from Xiao Ze—and forced Ina to drink a few mouthfuls. However, this time it didn't work, and Ina remained listless.

Liu Mengxian said from the side, "It's no use. That can only replenish regular consumption. They've overused their powers, and it will be like this for the next few days."

"Several days?!"

27. Convergence

"It'll take several days?!"

Li Hao's expression, which was originally half relieved and pleasantly surprised, instantly froze. He never expected it to take several days!

What can one person do in several days? What can a being at the sequence level do in that time?

We could fly you directly to the Southern Hemisphere!

The fact that the Gu King is currently lurking in Bei'an City is a huge threat. No one can guarantee that it won't suddenly launch an attack that could cause hundreds of thousands of deaths and injuries, and the Chinese government will suffer enormous public pressure as a result.

Could you give me a rough estimate of how many days it will take?

Liu Mengxian shook her head and parted her lips slightly: "I don't know, it depends on the person. If it's quick, it might be done in two days, but if it's slow, it might take seven or eight days."

Seven or eight days!

Li Hao rubbed his temples with his thumb, forcing himself to concentrate. Should he evacuate the civilians first? No... that would only give the Gu King an opportunity... Ordinary people couldn't stop the Gu King's movements; only a ninth-tier Gu King could be effective...

Manpower is fatally insufficient!

"What happened?"

A handsome young man strode over, a faint but undeniable killing intent emanating from him. It was a faint trace, yet it was as powerful as a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, while giving people a sense of clear skies and bright sunshine. It was Murong Haiyi.

He, who had been rarely seen since breaking through to the ninth level, finally appeared. He was very strong and, in the face of a shortage of manpower, he was like a timely rain, slightly relieving Li Haoyi's urgent need.

When Murong Haiyi arrived, he saw that many ninth-level experts had already gathered here, all with solemn expressions. Even Liu Mengxian, a Soul Heaven level powerhouse, was there. The moment he saw this woman, Murong Haiyi restrained his arrogance a bit.

The situation was urgent, and Li Hao decisively issued an order: "Murong Haiyi, you've come at the right time. An emergency has occurred. You and Mu Mu are to go to Yong'an City and stand by. No one is allowed to leave the city, no one!"

"Hmm? Me and him?" Mu Mu raised an eyebrow and wrapped her arm around Ye Qianxue. "It's better for me to be with my good disciple. We're more familiar with each other and can cooperate. Didn't I just say that the Gu King is now at the Sequence level and its strength is very close to that of the Tyrant and the others?"

"...Okay, the three of you can come together."

Li Hao considered the issue of rapid manpower deployment, so he thought it would be better to separate Mu Mu and Ye Qianxue, two ninth-tier beings with extremely high mobility, into two different locations. However, he almost overlooked a problem—relying on just one ninth-tier being was simply not enough to stop a super being like the Gu King. Last time, Ye Qianxue was almost killed by a Mirage Dragon in a single encounter, so caution was still necessary.

"Oh right, where's Yan Ziming?" Li Hao asked.

This is the core issue. Yan Ziming is currently the strongest fighter in China besides Liu Mengxian. With her gone, the burden has become many times heavier.

"She's tired and resting," Mu Mu replied somewhat guiltily, imagining the scene of that lewd woman sleeping soundly in fishnet stockings.

Li Hao frowned. "Can we get her to come over? The situation is extremely urgent."

"Ah... um... that's possible... never mind, I'll call her over."

Mu Mu gave a few vague replies, but in the end, she felt that she couldn't do without her in this situation, so she had to go and call Yan Ziming herself.

Then, Li Haoyi looked at Liu Mengxian with a questioning gaze. Before he could ask, Liu Mengxian nodded and answered, "I will help."

Li Hao was overjoyed. With her help, it would be an enormous deterrent to the Gu King!

Huff... huff... huff...

In the distance, a Streamer aircraft rushed towards this place at top speed. Its surface turned red due to intense air friction, and it rapidly enlarged in the sky like a shooting star in broad daylight before coming to a steady stop outside Bei'an City.

The hatch opened, and five figures walked out one after another. When Li Hao saw them, his tightly furrowed brows relaxed a lot. It was Huang Tao and the others.

There were more than three ninth-tier experts. There were five in total, almost all of them. Only Qin Tianhai was left to guard the southern region, and no ninth-tier experts were left in Sichuan. Almost all of them who could be mobilized were here: Huang Tao, Xue Yunling, Mo Sheng, Xiao Ze, and Mo Xin.

The five men were imposing, like a cluster of hopeful flames slowly approaching, but in the next moment, this flame was swallowed up by a huge black shadow.

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