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

Only then did she remember that her younger sister's special ability was spatial manipulation...

I'm ashamed... I've been too protective of her. I never let my sister do anything that I can handle myself, to the point that I've really treated her like a useless, cute little sister.

In fact, her spatial abilities are even more dangerous than her lightning; touching them is almost certain death!

A dark aura emanated from Ye Qianxue, causing the stable spatial structure to crumble instantly.

—The world is destroyed.

Suddenly, her entire body shone brightly, transforming into a giant silver light bulb. Wherever the light passed, space itself distorted chaotically, layer upon layer, becoming indistinct.

"Space collapses."

Like the whisper of death, the S-class mutated species suddenly began to struggle wildly, frantically striking everything around it.

It sensed a chilling, bone-deep killing intent!

Sand, sand...

Even absolute defense couldn't completely block this force. The shockwave spread throughout the entire building along the areas not covered by the absolute defense, causing a lot of rubble and debris to fall from the walls and ceiling.

"Hmph! Be quiet!"

Li Hao increased the intensity, making the light barrier even more dazzling, completely sealing it off from all angles.

At this moment, Ye Qianxue's ultimate move was also completed.

The words transformed into a string of silver runes, piercing through layers of space, ignoring the isolation of the absolute defensive barrier, and landing on the S-class mutated species.

"Roar--"

The rolling sound waves materialized and impacted, making Yan Ziming hold his breath for the building, fearing it might suddenly collapse.

Suddenly, the silver runes on its body trembled briefly, appearing like a crack across the night sky on its dark skin. Within the silver light, a darkness deeper than the night itself lurked, its ferocious claws and fangs devouring everything that touched it!

Exactly ten seconds, no more, no less.

The enormous S-class mutated species was reduced to a mangled remains due to the spatial collapse.

However, this severed body part was the upper half above the neck, so it was still alive and its body had begun to repair itself.

"Die, I am deeply saddened by what happened to you."

Holding the Thunder Cutter, Yan Zimo's voice was neither joyful nor sorrowful. In an instant, the Thunder Cutter pierced its head, and the extremely hot lightning flowed into its brain. Only at this moment did it die completely.

With the source of the threat dead, Li Hao collapsed backward, exhausted, but was caught by Yan Ziming.

"You arrived just in time. So, it seems the hero always has to make his appearance last?" Li Hao joked with a forced smile.

"...You must be joking."

Hearing this title, Yan Ziming felt extremely bitter.

A hero? Is someone who hesitates for a long time outside like a coward because they are afraid of taking responsibility a hero?

"I... am not worthy of this title. The real hero is you."

I'm just a... selfish superhuman.

Chapter Forty-Nine: Timely

"Ok?"

Li Hao noticed that Yan Ziming seemed somewhat averse to the title "hero"...

Oh no, rather than saying she dislikes the word "hero," it would be more accurate to say she dislikes being labeled a "hero"...or so it seems.

It seems everyone has their own worries on their minds!

"Don't say that. At least from my perspective, you are a hero."

"Yes, yes! In Qianxue's eyes, Big Sister is a hero!"

Ye Qianxue chimed in enthusiastically, her eyes telling Yan Ziming that she genuinely believed it.

"Thank you..." Yan Ziming touched Ye Qianxue's cheek with his other hand.

"Hey Li Haoyi, let me ask you a question. Are you familiar with the current situation?"

"You already know?" A sharp glint flashed in Li Hao's eyes.

The matter of "alienation" is currently kept secret, and apart from a few people in the military, not many people know about it.

However, after remembering Yan Ziming's identity, he understood and explained:

"Of course I know. That S-class mutated species just now was one of my team members who transformed."

"Is he one of your team members?" Yan Ziming asked, glancing sideways.

Since Li Haoyi knew about the mutation, there was no reason why he wouldn't have noticed the abnormality of his teammates. If he had been prepared, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

"Heh... He suddenly transformed in less than ten seconds, and he didn't experience any discomfort during that time. I only arrived afterward."

"Sudden mutation..." Yan Ziming repeated the question with a grim expression.

Is what the Chinese leadership is currently seeing not the full spectrum of alienation?

This would be terrible. If there is even the slightest mistake, the situation that China has worked so hard to stabilize will collapse like a skyscraper without a foundation.

Moreover, after this incident, the country's restrictions on mutants, and even those with superpowers, will likely become even stricter, inevitably dragging everyone into the mess!

Since it concerned his future interests, Yan Ziming immediately asked, "Have you reported this?"

"It definitely needs to be reported. I'll go in a bit."

Li Haoyi suddenly sighed and said meaningfully, "Given the current situation, the status of us superhumans is bound to be weakened. This is an inevitable trend, and I hope you can view it rationally."

Yan Ziming felt that there was something hidden in his words.

"I can only guarantee that I won't be swept away by this wave that is engulfing all of humanity; as for the rest... we'll see!"

"..."

Li Hao frowned slightly; Yan Ziming's answer did not satisfy him.

He also knew that when China was forced by the situation to introduce measures to suppress people with superpowers, there would inevitably be a huge gap between people with superpowers and the national level, and a large number of people with superpowers would develop disloyal intentions.

In this situation, losing a high-level ability user like Yan Ziming would be tantamount to bleeding out a fortune, resulting in extremely heavy losses.

Moreover, given Yan Ziming's influence, her every move serves as a model for other superhumans, making the situation even worse.

"Stare—" Ye Qianxue stared intently at Li Hao's hand on Yan Ziming's shoulder, her gaze almost solidifying, causing him a slight stinging sensation.

"W-What's wrong?" Li Hao forced a smile.

"Don't you have the Crimson Flame weapon issued by the state? Why don't you use it?"

"The last time I did a mission, it got damaged, and the new one hasn't been issued yet. I even got a disciplinary action for it."

"Humph......"

Ye Qianxue stared at him suspiciously for a while, before Yan Ziming tapped her on the head and calmed her down.

"Go back and rest. Qianxue and I still have patrol duties to perform."

After Yan Ziming escorted Li Haoyi downstairs, she let go of his hand before the media reporters saw it, letting him roll over on his own.

"...I hope that when we meet again, we will be comrades-in-arms."

Li Hao gave her a meaningful look, then turned and limped away, escorted by military personnel.

I hope we can be comrades-in-arms next time we meet, but... who can predict the future?

Yan Ziming also took a deep look at Li Haoyi's departing figure, and the crowd cheered as if welcoming the return of a hero.

"A hero...?" Yan Ziming murmured. Ye Qianxue tilted her head. "Big sister?"

"It's nothing, let's go, let's go straight back to Tiantian's place."

As was customary in the past, she would make an appearance before the television reporters who rushed to the scene, but now she felt it was inappropriate.

Because only now has she realized that she is not suited to be everyone's hero; she cannot and does not want to shoulder that responsibility.

Whoever wants this position, can take it based on their own merit!

Since I can't be everyone's hero, I'll be the hero who belongs only to one person... Sounds pretty good, doesn't it?

Yan Ziming glanced at Ye Qianxue's profile out of the corner of his eye and thought to himself.

Ye Qianxue was very obedient. She tore open a spatial rift and left the scene silently. No one knew that they had also contributed to quelling the riot.

"Huh? What's going on here?"

Yan Ziming and Ye Qianxue were teleported directly to the street entrance outside the coffee shop they had visited before. When they emerged from the crack, they found that the area was completely surrounded by a large number of heavily armed soldiers.

Yan Ziming irritably rubbed Ye Qianxue's cheek: "What the hell? One thing after another, what happened... now?"

A possibility suddenly flashed through her mind, and her intuition told her to act quickly, or she would definitely regret it!

Before she could even see what was inside clearly, she shouted out.

"Wait, don't you dare lay a hand on me—!!"

A sweet yet powerful voice, mixed with deep lightning energy, resounded like rolling thunder, making everyone here dizzy and causing them to stop what they were doing.

Yan Ziming burst in, carrying an unparalleled aura. A terrifying aura surged and gushed forth from her petite body.