On the way to becoming the strongest, I first became a popular person.

The clear sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds, blocking the sunlight and making it disappear completely, and the haze completely enveloped the world.

There was a torrential rain in the sky. The rain fell on the ground, splashing blood-red water, washing over the world, as if to wash away all traces of this place.

In a desolate open space, there were the corpses of three star beasts, one big and two small. Next to the largest star beast, a thin girl fell on the mud.

The rain hit her mercilessly, and her thin body trembled slightly. She held another unconscious girl tightly in her arms, as if she was guarding something.

Just like a traveler who sees an oasis in the desert, or a desperado who grabs the last straw, he holds the other person tightly in his thin and frail arms, guarding the last glimmer of hope.

Not far from them were two corpses that had been gnawed so much that their original appearance could not be recognized. The rain poured down on them, washing away some of the fuzzy flesh and blood tissue, revealing the white bones. A pool of blood formed on the ground, slowly seeping into the soil.

Next to a corpse, there was a torn silver metal ticket. The rain washed away the blood and dirt on it, and a pattern like a burning fire was clearly revealed in the air again. The rapid raindrops hit it, making a crackling sound.

Suddenly, a foot wearing black military boots stepped into this corner. It stepped on the muddy ground, and the mud mixed with blood splashed on the clean surface of the boots, forming bloody mud flowers.

It flowed through the blood and went straight to the girl who was unconscious on the ground.

"Captain, we have sent people to the protective cave to check if there are any other survivors in this orphanage."

"Hmm." The owner of the boots responded calmly, leaning over and placing his fingers under the nose of the girl on the ground, testing her breath.

Still alive, and so is the one in her arms.

He reached out and tried to take the child out of her arms, but found that she was holding on tightly and refused to let go. It took a lot of effort to pry open her fingers one by one and take out the dying girl from her arms.

"Is the doctor here? How are the two children?"

A man wearing a simple black protective suit inside and a white coat outside walked out from the team behind.

He first picked up the child on the ground and looked at her, frowned slightly, then handed her to the person next to him, and took the child from the captain's hand to check.

After a while, his face suddenly darkened, his lips pursed tightly, and he said in a serious tone: "There is no big problem with the child, but as for this..."

"They may not survive more than two days. They are already very weak due to malnutrition, and this child is even more seriously ill."

Everyone around was silent, and the atmosphere became solemn. Several people clenched their fists and lowered their heads, as if they were afraid to look at the two skinny children.

The reason for their malnutrition is naturally that they don’t have enough food to eat and enough warm clothes to wear.

Under the deadly threat of star beasts, more than 90% of all the materials that the alliance could mobilize were supplied to the army. Naturally, other places could only get a tiny bit of resources, not to mention this small orphanage, which probably had nothing.

The doctor glanced at the two corpses on the ground and continued, "She was also overly frightened and fainted. The strong mental stimulation caused her to completely collapse physically and mentally. This is a panic attack. In addition, her body is extremely weak. There is no way to save her. She can probably live for a day or two."

In the arms of the man next to him, the muddy fingers moved slightly.

One or two days...forty-six...will I die too?

why?

Teacher Chen and the dean's aunt tried their best to save Forty-Six, but Mingming... Mingming managed to survive with great difficulty.

How could you... leave her alone...

Eleven, who was in a semi-comatose state, heard their conversation and tried his best to wake up, open his eyes and look at his former companions again, but he couldn't do it.

Tears of sadness seeped from the corners of her eyes, blending with the mixture of blood, rain and mud on her face, becoming indistinguishable from each other.

"Those dead star beasts, and this child..." Someone glanced at the corpses of the star beasts on the ground, then looked at Eleven vaguely, wanting to say something but stopping himself, and finally couldn't help but say it.

"Captain, that child must be a qualified one. The powerful energy fluctuation just now was probably a shock wave caused by an unexpected awakening after a strong stimulation, which is why it killed these star beasts."

They were a small team in the army responsible for clearing out the star beasts in this area. This area had already been completely occupied and turned into a paradise for star beasts, and they had just cleared the area nearby.

Not long ago, the strongest executors of the alliance were besieged by the star beasts and defeated one by one. Except for two people who escaped with serious injuries, all the others were killed.

After losing their powerful combat power, the army on the front line failed to stop the raid launched by those star beasts, allowing them to break through the defense line and rush in.

A man ran away from the protective cave in the heavy rain. He looked extremely unhappy. He glanced at the tall man and said with difficulty: "Captain, that place was broken by the star beast. The people inside..."

He didn't say anything more, but everyone understood what he meant.

The material of the protective cave can withstand star beasts below level B. Star beasts that can break through metal doors are difficult to deal with even for genetically modified humans like them. Ordinary people naturally have no chance of escape, not to mention that this is an orphanage and the people living here are a group of weak women and children.

"B-level, that star beast is B-level!" Someone looked at the huge green star beast corpse and said excitedly, "Captain, this child just awakened accidentally and the energy she released is so strong. If she becomes an executor, do we still have hope? Humanity... Humanity can still be saved!"

The others were silent, just listening to that person's words. The expressions on their faces began to change, and they looked at the unconscious little girl with some emotion.

After seeing the skinny arms exposed outside the tattered clothes, some people suddenly retracted their gazes and swallowed what they were about to say.

She was so young, still a child, looked no more than five or six years old, an age that should be carefree. She was even shorter than many of their children. How could such a young child be allowed to face those cruel things?

Everything has a price.

If one wants to gain powerful strength, one must undergo genetic modification. This process is life-threatening and the pain is unbearable for ordinary people.

Becoming an executor is even more difficult. I heard that the conditions there are extremely harsh. In addition to genetic modification, there are other processes to go through. The risk of death is close to 100%, which means there is almost no chance of survival.

Qualified people refer to those who are born different from ordinary people, have mysterious powers hidden in their bodies, or are very special in some aspects. Their bodies have a certain adaptability and can accommodate certain powerful forces.

The probability of a qualified person appearing in a crowd is less than one in a million, and among tens of thousands of qualified people, there may not be a lucky person who can successfully survive and become an executor. With a huge population of hundreds of billions in the alliance, there are only 20 to 30 executors now, which can be said to be pitifully few. This also shows how difficult it is to become an executor.