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

"Speaking of which, we still have that apartment we lived in in Bei'an, right? We can move there after we relocate..."

Yan Ziming suddenly realized his housing problem after the relocation and used this to divert Ye Qianxue's attention.

During the months she stayed in Bei'an, the property was directly allocated to her by the state, and it is probably still in her name.

Even if that's not the case, with her current financial resources, buying a nice house would be a piece of cake, and she wouldn't have to worry about food and lodging at all.

After changing the subject, Ye Qianxue's mood improved considerably, and she discussed their future life with Yan Ziming.

The leisurely time was short-lived, lasting only a few minutes, when the commander-in-chief of this operation arrived.

"quiet."

Yan Shan stood on the high platform, his deep voice suppressing the clamor and noise, leaving only the word "silence" to remain.

Chapter Twelve Tactical Targeting Device

"Spot a powerful individual and mark its location with a tactical marker? Is that all?"

He was holding something that looked like a flashlight. The pioneer card had already explained how to use it, and there were also video tutorials.

After quickly finishing the tutorial, Yan Ziming bid farewell to Ye Qianxue and transformed into a streak of lightning, speeding towards his destination.

Since it's a reconnaissance mission, doing anything outside of the mission is naturally not allowed. Just do your reconnaissance, nothing more. You can't just rely on your strength to recklessly wander around.

About twenty kilometers from the destination, a bolt of lightning struck the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

This is an abandoned city, full of ruins and countless mutated species. Over the years, the dried bloodstains on the walls have almost disappeared, telling a tragic story of blood and tears.

"This is... the occupied zone."

After several years, this was her first time entering the occupied area. The incident in Yongjing was not considered yet, as the mutated species had only recently invaded and the city was still relatively intact.

Unlike here, the dilapidated state of the place makes one feel desolate; looking around, there isn't a single building that exceeds twenty meters in height.

Is this really a city built by humans?

Why does it look more like a relic of human civilization after thousands of years of changes?

His fists clenched so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh, and an indescribable sorrow gradually transformed into a raging fire that surged into the deepest part of Yan Ziming's heart.

Mutant species!

It descended like a natural disaster, devastating the food chain wherever it passed, causing everything to decline, leaving thousands of miles of desolation, and creating one hell on earth after another.

The brilliance of human civilization has become decayed and tarnished under their attacks, the meaning of life has been trampled upon, and morality has completely collapsed.

As long as they exist in this world, humanity will never find peace. They are even more toxic than the beacon of the world, which is called a cancer on Earth. They are the cancer of the blue planet, and if they are not eradicated, the world will collapse sooner or later.

After calming herself down a bit, Yan Ziming opened a map to check her current location.

"Let me see... There's a huge overpass ahead, and just ahead is the city center..."

Since almost all the houses had collapsed, it made Yan Ziming's search easier, as the mutated species could no longer use tall buildings to hide, leaving them with a wide field of vision.

Below were mostly low-level zombies or blue-faced ghouls, wandering aimlessly like walking corpses.

"Well... I'm just a walking corpse anyway..." Yan Ziming muttered to himself.

The rest are mainstream mutant species like predators, and all sorts of other creatures that don't form groups and are extremely rare, which is enough to make your scalp tingle.

Dealing with them would be a piece of cake for Yan Ziming. With a single Cang Li attack, at least several hundred mutated species would be reduced to ashes. If their density were even greater, wiping out thousands with a single strike would be a simple matter.

The power of high-level superhumans is not just talk; they are virtually invincible against sheer numbers and can easily defeat a thousand opponents.

The same applies to those at the eighth rank; dealing with these guys is as easy as entering an empty field.

Theoretically speaking, without the intervention of a ninth-tier expert, an eighth-tier expert could liberate a city.

But this is ultimately just theory. Unless that eighth-tier expert can be like a perpetual motion machine and never get tired, it's impossible.

Moreover, in such a large city, the number of S-level mutated species cannot be counted on ten fingers, and there are at least two or three SS-level mutated species, possibly more. With just one eighth-level individual, he would die without even knowing how.

Therefore, even Yan Ziming dared not be overconfident and could focus on doing his reconnaissance mission well.

Admittedly, she could easily handle an SS-level mutated species on her own and was even confident of killing it, but so what? Could she possibly wipe out all the mutated species?

It's impossible for one person alone; it's a collective effort. Anyone who tries to save the world by doing it alone is foolish.

In just over ten minutes, Yan Ziming's figure, leaping above the building, quietly came to a stop.

Because, not far below her, an S-class mutated species was inhabiting a street, and no other mutated species existed within a two-kilometer radius, all intimidated by it and dared not approach.

"S-rank... If it were back in Yong Jing's time, I might have been somewhat impressed, but now it seems like it's just so-so..."

Yan Ziming said to himself with a self-deprecating smile, "What have I been through in just half a year?!"

Take out the tactical calibrator, point the light at the target as taught in the video, and then press the button.

A beam of light, pale green, shot out from the lamp opening and landed on the target, creating ripples on its surface.

The target mutated species only sensed something was wrong, looked around and found no movement, then went back to sleep.

After irradiating for about ten seconds, Yan Ziming retrieved the tactical calibrator. Visibly, the target was stained with a light green layer, like paint applied to its body.

"Is this yet another cutting-edge technology developed based on crystal cores?"

Yan Ziming looked at the tactical calibrator in his hand and thought to himself.

It is said that if you are marked by this thing, you can stay in the mark for at least three days to a week. During this time, the military will know exactly where the marked object is and you will have nowhere to hide.

Over the next three hours, Yan Ziming discovered four S-class mutated species, which were scattered throughout the city streets, dividing the entire city into unequal 'private territories'.

Some were sleeping like the first one, some were active, and some were naturally perceptive.

When marking that S-class mutated species with keen senses, Yan Ziming was almost discovered several times. He was extremely frustrated and almost couldn't resist taking its head with his Thunder Cutter.

To date, no SS-class rank has been discovered.

Just because it wasn't found doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Who would believe it if someone said there wasn't an SS-level ...

Sure enough, after Yan Ziming marked two more S-class mutated species, he discovered the first SS-class one.

It was awake, and its appearance was somewhat similar to that of a brachiosaurus, but only slightly. It was far more ferocious than the gentle brachiosaurus, with a mouth full of sharp teeth that could shatter anything it bit into.

After observing it from a distance of two kilometers, Yan Ziming judged that this creature was not very agile and its overall attributes were mediocre, so he would almost certainly win if he faced it.

On the flat map, there are more than a dozen small red dots flashing, some of which are moving.

It's obvious that these are the mutated species that Yan Ziming marked earlier, and there are a few more whose locations were just given by the satellite scan, which could change at any time.

If the marking of the long-necked dinosaur (tentative name) goes smoothly, Yan Ziming will mark them in a moment.

Using the map, Yan Ziming approached the dragon in a roundabout manner, like a skilled assassin, until he was two hundred meters away from the long-necked dragon.

This is also exactly the limit calibration distance of the tactical calibrator.

Two hundred meters is already a very dangerous distance. The slightest movement will be detected. To grow to the SS level, one's vigilance must be much higher than that of other mutated species.

Yan Ziming thought that if he were discovered, he would just go back after finishing this job. He had achieved a lot on this trip, and he should be considered to have completed the mission.

The tactical calibrator was activated, and a beam of green light shone on the brachiosaurus's rear end. It would only take about ten seconds to complete the process.

However, less than two seconds after it was activated, the long-necked dragon's neck suddenly twisted, and its narrow eyes looked toward Yan Zimo's hiding place.

"Roar--"

The earth-shattering roar caused the ground to tremble slightly, stirring up dust. In the vast sea of ​​dust, the silhouette of the only ancient behemoth remained forever.

And the blue-purple lightning that pierced the sky and illuminated the past and present.

Chapter Thirteen: The Unexpected Person

The long-necked dragon's skin rapidly turned blue, the energy surging from its abdomen to its neck. After charging to its limit, it unleashed a beam of icy blue light!

Ice crystals appeared in the air, spreading for thousands of meters, turning the place where Yan Zimo stood into a completely icy and snowy world.

"I didn't expect you to have a talent skill. I'll raise my opinion of you a little!"

Yan Ziming appeared from a corner, skating slowly on the ice as he approached, his tactical targeting device still aimed at the long-necked dragon.

Although she had guessed from the start that there was an 80% or higher chance of being discovered, Yan Ziming did not expect that the long-necked dragon would find her hiding place in just one second. The speed was too fast.

If I were to encounter an SSS-level enemy, I'm afraid I'd be discovered before I even got close.

He dodged a tail strike, and the ice surface shattered into countless unequal pieces, gleaming in the sunlight. The long-necked dragon had lost sight of Yan Zimo.

"Consider yourself lucky. My mission isn't to fight you, or I'll electrocute you!"

Yan Ziming emerged from another corner. The marking was complete, and there was no need for her to stay any longer.

Putting away the tactical calibrator, Yan Ziming turned to leave, but in that instant, out of the corner of his eye, he saw a small head poking out from under a manhole cover and crawling out, right in the path of the long-necked dragon.

"Hey, hey, you're not kidding, are you?!"

Yan Ziming let out a mournful cry, and his figure, which was about to turn away, turned back. He released his Thunder Domain, which instantly formed a black gold spear that pierced through the heavens and earth, and thrust it from a distance.

Splatter—the sound of air being pierced, and flesh being pierced.

A bloody hole appeared on the right foot of the brachiosaurus, staining the ground red, but this was still not enough to stop its advance.

Just as the long-necked dragon was about to step on the small figure, the Spear of Victory was suddenly thrown out by Yan Zimo.

The spear of victory was flashing with thousands of lightning bolts, a sign that boundless divine power was about to erupt.