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

"I've already said this is a noble ideal! You have no right to look down on my life!"

Yan Ziming argued, "Is the life that millions, no, hundreds of millions of people around the world look forward to really so unbearable in Mu Mu's eyes?"

Mu Mu ignored her, opened the door and went outside, leaving Yan Ziming and Xiao Ze inside.

"Xiao Ze, do you want some?"

He tossed the sea serpent's crystal core back and forth in his palm, and wherever it landed, Xiaoze's big eyes would follow, completely absorbed by those large eyes.

"Meow meow~~"

"Come on, eat it!" Yan Ziming simply tossed the crystal core to Xiao Ze. No one knew how it swallowed it, but even though two-thirds of its eyeball was swallowed, its size didn't increase at all.

After watching Xiao Ze finish eating, Yan Ziming patted its back, and a mischievous voice drifted from her lips:

"Two months ago, I had a dream... that I could use you to make soup... and now it can finally come true."

Poor Xiao Ze, who fell into a deep sleep after swallowing the crystal core, had no idea what Yan Ziming intended to do with it. But perhaps not knowing was a kind of happiness...

Chapter Ninety-Four, Eighth Rank

In a sealed room in a top-secret location within the Beian Military Administrative District.

This is a very old-fashioned secret room, surrounded by gray-gold walls. The metallic color makes it look unbreakable.

However, there is no such thing as an impenetrable barrier in the world, and the same goes for a secret room.

Around the secret chamber, a layer of blue-purple lightning snakes visibly climbed up and down the walls, and the places where the lightning passed softened.

In the very center of the secret chamber, Yan Zimo sat upright, her alluring serpentine body radiating a blue halo like ripples on water. The entire room was illuminated by the light emanating from her, creating ripples on the surface of the water.

Blue-purple electric grids were released and withdrawn from her body time and time again; that was her Thunder Domain.

Through repeated releases, it can be seen that the range of the domain is getting smaller and smaller, and with each reduction, its contained power increases by one level.

Suddenly, a beam of light separated from Yan Ziming's body, forming a stunningly beautiful woman with blue-purple eyes looking at her with a hint of surprise.

"Zi Mo is almost there~~" Mo Xin thought happily to herself, but she didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of affecting Yan Zi Mo's advancement.

This process is dangerous; the slightest mistake can lead to an accident and damage to the initiator.

As for Yan Ziming, the person involved, she felt that the lightning in her body was so stagnant that it was almost impossible to flow!

Thousands of bolts of lightning converged into a thin stream of lightning paste, its extreme tranquility concealing an even more terrifying power.

But that's where the problem lies.

Her energy was so concentrated that it was like a blood clot, making it difficult to move around in her body and even releasing it was extremely difficult.

Although the essence of the sequence-level crystal core enhanced her superpower quality, it also significantly improved her physical fitness.

There shouldn't have been any problem. Anyone else might have succeeded, but lightning power is known for being difficult to control and can easily cause damage to the human body.

In addition, Yan Ziming's lightning had undergone a transformation during her time in Yongjing, and now the sea serpent's crystal core has strengthened her once again, causing her physical condition to be unable to keep up, resulting in her current situation.

This quality of lightning exceeded the limits expected of an eighth-tier lightning bolt. Yan Ziming couldn't withstand it. If she hadn't swallowed Xiao Ze's Qilin whiskers, she probably would have been burst apart.

Moreover, this situation is worsening as the domain shrinks, so Yan Ziming had no choice but to temporarily stop the domain's shrinkage process and focus on dealing with the situation inside his body.

"Let me help you out..."

Seeing Yan Ziming's slightly pained expression, Mo Xin thought helplessly.

She leaned against the wall, and strangely, her entire body transformed into a pool of electricity, passing through the metallic wall and arriving at the outside of the secret room.

Outside is a corridor, and what you can see is that there is no concept of a 'door' outside; all you can see are metal walls.

This is to ensure the safety of people inside the room to the greatest extent possible, so that they are completely isolated and not disturbed.

He tiptoed toward where Xiaoze was, and just like before, his whole body transformed into a burst of electricity, passing through the wall and seeing Xiaoze sleeping on the offering plate.

"Um... Ozawa, I'm sorry, just one is enough!"

Mo Xin clasped her hands together and bowed to Xiao Ze, then gently plucked a Qilin whisker from its mouth and slowly retreated.

Back inside the secret chamber where Yan Ziming was, Mo Xin's eyes shone brightly, and she radiated the same aura as Yan Ziming. The frequency of her energy perfectly matched that of Yan Ziming, guiding the release of her energy.

"Zi Mo, can you hear me?"

Through this perfectly matched connection, Mo Xin was able to send mental waves to Yan Ziming, conveying the message that this method was the least likely to interfere with her.

Yan Ziming shifted slightly, seemingly surprised that Mo Xin was able to communicate with her.

"I'll guide you through the process in a bit, and I'll also help you feed it."

Mo Xin raised her hand and unleashed a bolt of lightning, in which the Qilin whiskers slowly decomposed, transforming into strands of the purest life essence, intending to enhance Yan Zimo's physical attributes.

Soon, under Mo Xin's control, the lightning plasma enveloped Yan Zimo's body, nourishing her organs and blood vessels, while also diluting the lightning in her body to allow it to flow smoothly.

And just like that, the biggest crisis Yan Ziming had ever faced in his life was resolved so easily by Mo Xin.

If anyone else had done this to Yan Ziming, they would most likely have both perished. Only someone who knew Yan Ziming very well, and who was also the spirit of the Thunder Cutter, could have accomplished this.

With the biggest problem solved, Yan Ziming's expression relaxed considerably, and he began the process of shrinking his domain again, with the entire room switching back and forth between light and dark.

Then, the Thunder Realm was condensed into a small point, and then Yan Ziming imbued it with a will called "Penetrating," which gradually transformed into the shape of a long spear, but it dissipated after a short time.

The next instant, the stripes on Yan Ziming's feet began to wriggle, emitting a dark purple light. Mo Xin's expression changed. How could something have suddenly changed?

As if his energy was being devoured, Yan Ziming's aura weakened continuously, accumulating a portion of his energy before declining until he had just broken through to the eighth rank.

The stripes no longer only covered Yan Ziming's feet, but gradually climbed up to his thighs, approaching the base of his legs, becoming barely visible.

With this, Yan Zimo's breakthrough journey came to a complete end.

"Damn, what's going on?!"

Yan Ziming opened her eyes and started cursing. Everything had happened too fast. She hadn't even had time to react before a large portion of her energy was plundered, leaving her without enough reserves to break through to the ninth rank.

"It seems you've made a breakthrough, congratulations~~" Mo Xin stepped forward and hugged Yan Ziming, saying comfortingly.

"Uh... um... yeah, Mo Xin, thank you for earlier."

Yan Ziming's unusual anger vanished, replaced by a hint of shyness. She still remembered what Mo Xin had done to her before.

"If you really want to thank me, then look at me properly!" Mo Xin pouted and said unhappily.

It was just a stolen kiss!

I watched her having sex all night, and she wasn't embarrassed at all. Why did she react like this after I stole a kiss?

"Ahem, yes, yes, after all, she's my little sister now."

Yan Ziming coughed lightly, finally meeting Mo Xin's gaze directly, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Why did you become smaller?"

She suddenly realized that Mo Xin had reverted to her former little girl appearance, clinging to her like a koala.

"To put it simply... I can't always be in the real world. Returning to this form reduces power consumption and allows me to stay for much longer."

"That's it..."

Yan Ziming didn't know whether to be happy or disappointed. She was happy because this little girl was the most authentic, but disappointed because it was rare to see Mo Xin, who looked like a fairy.

He gently patted her back, and Yan Ziming inexplicably felt like he was going to be a mother.

"Let's go then. She's definitely cutest like this, my little loli~~"

“...Mmm.” Mo Xin responded shyly and was led out by Yan Ziming.

Outside, a group of people were waiting for her.

"Big sister, have you broken through?! Eh? Who is this cute little loli?"

"Master Mo! I've broken through to the fifth rank!"

"Looks like you've finally caught up with me... Sigh, it's a bit of a感慨 (feeling of nostalgia)~~"

"Zimo, the new prototype has arrived. Remember to come tomorrow!"

A smile appeared on Yan Ziming's lips, like snow and moon arriving together. He smiled and waved to them, his lips moving slightly, and one could feel a soft voice echoing in their ears, like a gentle spring breeze.

"We've been waiting."

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P.S.: Volume 2 is finished too... Wow, that was fast. It should be under 200,000 words, right?

The author still has some ideas for the third volume, so... [eye contact hint]

Chapter One: The Conspiracy

A top-secret conference room in the United States

This place is a gathering of three of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, including representatives from their allies, and encompasses almost all Western countries, all of whom are close to the United States.

Leaders from various countries, or people of high status, were present, some discussing the future of their respective capitalist nations via electronic projection.

There were even quite a few ninth-level experts, a total of four, including Hyde, who spoke first.

What are your thoughts on China's recent achievements in the field of nuclear crystalline materials?

"What else can we do? We absolutely cannot let them have it all!" The ninth-ranked member of the British Empire directly stated what he wanted to do most.