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

The terrible situation of intermittent light and darkness became increasingly serious, and the intense drowsiness grew stronger as the light gradually faded.

"Go to sleep... everything will be alright." That voice in her heart was coaxing her again, tugging at Ye Qianxue's defenses.

Ah... I'm so sleepy, I just want to lie down and fall asleep.

"Qianxue, come here. I'll take care of the rest."

In a daze, she heard her older sister's voice. Ye Qianxue raised her haggard face and looked at her older sister who was reaching out her hand to her. That gentle smile was the most unfair thing to her.

My hand reached out without my noticing.

But, before he grasped at empty air, he stopped.

【don't want.......】

This time... just this once... I don't want to rely on my older sister...

Finally, the girl overcame countless dangers and traversed the torrent of armored vehicles, collapsing into a gentle embrace through a spatial rift.

"Thank you for your hard work, my dear daughter~~"

Chapter Sixty-Five: Joining Forces

"The Salanti civilization... is skilled in genetic technology... they must be very powerful, right? I wonder if Qianxue is doing well?"

Yan Ziming carefully examined the information Yan Shan had sent her, her face filled with worry.

Past battle examples have demonstrated the power of those genetically engineered beasts. It can be said that even in today's apocalyptic world, the genetically engineered beasts they create are more powerful than mutated species of the same level.

"Little Momo, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah... I was wondering if something might have happened to Qianxue. Speaking of which, where have you been? It's been so long since we've seen you."

Yan Ziming lay lazily on the sofa. She had just gone to Jiang Lan's place at noon today to assist with the research, which was naturally about the newly acquired crescent-shaped crystal.

She believed this could play a crucial role in the country's reverse engineering of the energy shield technology, so she went there on a whim, only to be kept by the researchers for two days and one night, and just returned.

I thought I was late enough, but I didn't expect Mu Mu to come back even later than me.

"Yes, I went to the Mu family's place."

"The Mu family..." Yan Ziming suddenly paused, then straightened his expression and asked, "Did your aunt say anything to you?"

Yan Ziming suddenly realized that he hadn't mentioned the matter between Mu Yan and his son to Xia Ziyun before!

"Be more specific," Mu Mu replied calmly.

"Uh...did they ask you about Mu Yan and his son...about them?"

"Yep."

Mu Mu sat down on the sofa and leaned on Yan Ziming's shoulder, displaying a somewhat petite and dependent demeanor.

"Then what do you say?"

"What else can I say? Of course, I'll just admit it directly: I killed him with my own hands. But what good will that do?"

Yan Ziming's eyes widened, and he became somewhat angry.

"What can you say?! Were there any outsiders present at the time? Even if you're a ninth-rank official, you can't be completely absolved of responsibility!"

"Hehe..." Mu Mu chuckled self-deprecatingly, "You know, the moment I returned to the Mu family, they immediately looked at me like I was a god, even my father was no exception..."

"Perhaps for them, the death of Mu Yan and his son allows me to regain a sense of belonging to the family and forgive past transgressions. That's the only remaining value they have left."

"........."

The truth is too cruel, but that's the truth. Even though Yan Ziming isn't from a wealthy family, he knows that this is probably a true reflection of the inner thoughts of the Mu family members.

Whose fault is it that everything that happened back then was caused by Mu Yan and his group, resulting in the Mu family missing out on a stable peak opportunity? If not you, then who is to blame?

Mu Yan and his son are definitely going to take the blame for this!

"Well, in the end my father still scolded me. I was just waiting for him to say that sentence, 'You are not worthy to be a member of the Mu family'... but he just didn't say it."

"Are you really that averse to the Mu family?" Yan Ziming couldn't help but clench his fist, then relaxed it the next second.

"Well... of course, to be honest, I don't feel any sense of belonging to the Mu family. I just care about my parents and those who were good to me in the past."

Mu Mu closed her clear, deep, beautiful eyes, her emotions seemingly turbulent.

"Now, this is where I belong."

"Hey... I see, you're pretty cunning."

Yan Ziming sighed. Mu Mu's demeanor was too overpowering at that moment, making it impossible for him to utter any of the reprimands he wanted to say.

To ensure that she had absolutely no connection with the Mu family, she went so far as to want her father to say such cruel words. It's just too much, isn't it?

Perhaps it wasn't that Mu Bai didn't want to talk about her father, but rather that he couldn't...?

Now that he is the head of the Mu family, he has to consider the interests of the Mu family in everything he does. Rather than saying that Mu Bai failed to say those words, Mu Mu was very disappointed.

Because of everything she did, she was good enough to be expelled from the family register. Expelling her was the right thing to do; every country has its laws, and every family has its rules. That's what Mu Bai had taught her from childhood.

However, after he became the head of the Mu family, he changed fundamentally. His style of doing things gradually began to resemble that of the old master Mu, which violated his teachings to him. Mu Mu did not like this.

Family... is like a big dye vat. No matter how much you stick to your principles, you will eventually be dyed the same color. This is exactly what Mu Mu rejects.

It's hard to say whether she would have reached such heights today if she had stayed within the family and willingly been bound by the concept of "family".

"Let's not talk about my business for now. What were you worried about just now? Not long ago, you seemed to have a lot of confidence in your good disciple."

"You're now at Rank 9 and have joined a national department, right?"

"Yes, only in name. Unless it is an emergency, I will not interfere in national affairs. This is the most important condition for me to join the national department."

Yan Ziming had a bit of a headache.

This communication can't continue. Special information about prehistoric civilizations can't be revealed casually. Since her uncle told her, she has to take on the responsibility of keeping it a secret!

"I forgot to tell you, although I am only nominally in charge, my authority is not much less than that of the senior members. I can still access most state secrets, such as... Bai He, whom I met before."

Mu Mu said with a sigh, "No wonder everything she said came true. I never imagined she was a prophet!"

"...Remember not to tell anyone, especially Qianxue, she can't keep a secret."

"Relax, but it's not a bad thing if you have more faith in your good disciple, is it?"

"Did you lose your memory of what happened not long ago...? Let's get back to the point. Didn't you ask me why I was worried about Qianxue? Take a look at this."

Yan Ziming copied the file that Yan Shan sent to Mu Mu. Since Mu Mu had the authority to know about Bai He's existence, it meant that she was also qualified to know about prehistoric civilizations. Yan Ziming no longer had any concerns about this.

After carefully reading the document, Mu Mu's expression became slightly strange.

"I never knew we had so many 'neighbors'."

"Now you understand what I'm worried about. It's a completely different kind of war than that against mutated species. I regret sending Qianxue there alone."

"With Sister Mo Sheng here, and the Russian side will definitely send a ninth-level expert, you can rest assured."

Mu Mu turned off the holographic projection and said firmly.

"Hmph~~ What was your most immediate feeling after advancing to the ninth rank?"

"Fireflies are compared to the bright moon."

It's a very simple sentence, yet it most realistically reflects the gap between the two levels.

"The data says that prehistoric civilizations had few superhumans and it was difficult for them to produce a ninth-level powerhouse. I can tell you that we are basically guaranteed to win this battle."

"What if the other party is also at the ninth rank?"

"The probability is not nonexistent, but it is extremely low. The sparse population makes it difficult for such a strong person to emerge from among them. Even if there were, it would be impossible for the human side to remain completely unaware."

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council rarely unite against a common enemy, so their surveillance capabilities are undoubtedly unprecedented. It would be virtually impossible for an additional ninth-tier powerhouse to appear silently.

Even if there were obstacles, the human side would only encounter more obstacles. The overall strength gap between the two sides is too great, and a single ninth-tier individual is simply not enough to bridge that gap.

"So... what's the possibility of them joining forces with someone else?"

Chapter Sixty-Six: Interrogation Results

Bei'an, government building.

"How's the operation going? Has it been successful?"

"Alas... a victory is still a defeat. The base self-destructed. Fortunately, we evacuated in time, otherwise the casualties would have been heavy."

Qin Tianhai said with great regret.

It was expected that the enemy would self-destruct, but receiving the news was still very disappointing, especially since there were reportedly quite a few casualties.

"Aren't there any of the signs seen in the video?"

"Yes, but they're just small fry, at most A-grade, which is far inferior to what's in the video."

Qin Tianhai shook his head. In front of him were several high-ranking generals, including Yan Shan, from within and outside Russia, among whom were several ninth-level experts.

"That's strange... Could it all just be a coincidence?" Yan Shan pondered, feeling that things weren't so simple.

How could a prehistoric civilization be so easily destroyed? Although the other two main bases of the Saranti civilization were being besieged by the armies of the United States and the European Union, it was still a bit too easy.

"Who knows? Maybe it's just a mutated species starting to evolve."