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

Si Mo emerged from a space a hundred kilometers away from the Himalayas, cursing and swearing, carrying a huge iron rod in her slender hands.

But upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that it is not an iron rod, but a steel claw that is more than ten meters long and more than one meter thick!

Just by looking at it with the naked eye, this steel claw looks incredibly heavy, probably weighing tens of tons or more. It makes one wonder how such an adorable little girl could carry something dozens of times her size like a toothpick.

A hundred kilometers behind her, on the highest snow-capped peak of the Himalayas, a monster covered in steel, over two hundred meters tall, replaced the snow-capped peak, becoming the new 'summit'. Its rolling oppressive force dispersed the flowing clouds, creating its own sky.

Just by looking at its size, you can tell that this is definitely another Rank 1 being. Once it is born, it will sweep across the land, leaving rivers of blood.

However, from the broken claw on its right limb, it is not difficult to see that it was the one that clashed with Silk Mo, and that it suffered a defeat in the clash with her.

'Sky Dome' stared intently in the direction where Si Mo had left, as if he were looking at a mortal enemy, his gaze utterly cold.

A dozen minutes later, a shocking wave also emanated from the edge of Tibet Province. Several towering peaks were completely shattered by countless shockwaves, as if the entire continent was about to be split in two. The power was terrifying and unparalleled. Countless mutated species that were unable to evacuate in time suffered the consequences, with losses exceeding 100,000.

"Tch, this giant spider is actually quite strong, much stronger than the one that died in Yongjing."

Si Mo easily escaped the confrontation with it, but she didn't gain any advantage over the Bone Hunter. The guy was clearly fighting to the death, and it seemed like she would never stop after hitting it once. Si Mo didn't have that much time to waste with it.

If she had nothing else to do, she could play with it, but she had important matters to attend to right now, and Tibet Province was spared an unprecedented catastrophe.

Si Mo gazed towards the distant horizon, where an extremely powerful energy field emanated, making even her somewhat wary.

"So, there's only one place left... Has that thing shown no signs of awakening yet?"

62. Understanding silk froth

"That thing... still shows no signs of waking up?"

Si Mo looked towards the northwest, where a very senior Sequence-level being slumbered. It could be said that it was the first ruler of this land, and later 'Sky Dome', 'Bone Hunter', and herself were all those who moved in afterward.

However, although it was the ruler, it was severely damaged by a nuclear bomb fired by China at the beginning of the apocalypse and has been dormant ever since.

Given its rank-level physical capabilities, that nuclear bomb should have been unable to do anything to it. As for why it was forced into a long slumber by the bomb, that remains a mystery.

"Well, I suppose she's hiding from that person too? After all, the number of people that guy has killed is no small matter," Si Mo muttered to herself.

Judging by the timeline, this guy disappeared after the sea serpent was killed, so that's probably how it is.

In the human world, it's called... "Aurora".

It radiates an extraordinary, beautiful light that brings endless death, shining like a lighthouse.

Hence the name, "Aurora".

Aurora is extremely powerful; even Silk Mo wouldn't underestimate it, ranking it above Skeleton Hunter and Sky Dome.

Its physical attributes might not be as strong as Sky Dome and Skeleton Hunter, only about equal, but its innate skills made the other Sequence-level beings extremely wary.

—Energy Amplification

A skill that can amplify energy tenfold or even a hundredfold makes it virtually dominant in this nuclear-radiated land.

It is said that when it first appeared underground at the nuclear power plant in Sara, the radioactive material on its body coalesced into an incredibly dense beam of light that pierced through the atmosphere, shot into space, and destroyed a Chinese satellite!

Nuclear radiation can penetrate directly into the bodies of carbon-based organisms without any protection. Even mutated species have a limit to their resistance to nuclear radiation; exceeding this limit will result in death.

The sequence level is no exception, except that the concentration of radioactive material currently permeating western Tibet is not high enough to threaten them.

But if it goes through the hands of 'Aurora,' it's a completely different story; it's a method that can cause fundamental damage to them!

If hit, that part of their flesh and tissue will completely die, affecting their very core and causing them damage many times greater than the physical damage caused by close-quarters combat.

But Si Mo is not one to be afraid of such things.

Since we've already offended 'Sky Dome' and 'Bone Hunter', one more won't make a difference. We can always have a fight!

"Go and see."

Si Mo made up her mind and set off in that direction, but when she was halfway there, she stopped again, feeling the change in wind direction, and her expression gradually became serious.

"This...?! Is it about to break through?!" Si Mo exclaimed in utter shock.

She wouldn't be mistaken; the incredibly intense energy field ahead, though almost completely shielded, was undoubtedly the work of Aurora.

What's the next step after the sequence level?

It's Soul Heaven!

"What exactly did it do? Was it not lying low all these years, but rather conserving its strength?!"

Si Mo was utterly shocked. Could it be that something that she, the Tyrant, and the Mirage Dragon had failed to achieve was about to be accomplished by someone ranked just below them?

"This thing... must have gotten something from the nuclear power plant, or from that nuclear explosion, that made it so advanced!"

Besides that, Simo really couldn't think of any other reason.

Otherwise, how did someone who is weaker than them manage to rise so high?

"No, there's another aura mixed in..."

Si Mo took a closer look and discovered that within the aurora's aura, there was another unfamiliar yet somewhat familiar scent.

The aura was extremely pure, making it quite noticeable amidst the nuclear radiation.

A thought popped into Si Mo's mind, and she immediately exclaimed, "Could it be that Yan Ziming has entered its territory?!"

Oh no, how can I save her? All this time I've wasted, she's probably already gone without a trace.

"Since you can still sense her presence, it means she's probably not dead... You're lucky!"

Si Mo stomped her foot angrily, spread her wings that blotted out the sky, stirred up a storm, and powerfully approached, covering a hundred kilometers in an instant.

Then, she inevitably saw that glittering "Purple Star".

That purple light was so dazzling that it was impossible not to notice it. It exuded a strong aura and was definitely at the sequence level.

Si Mo stopped again, frowning as she stared at the "Purple Star" that was so different from the aurora borealis.

"What is that? That's not the 'Aurora'... But the energy field here is so strong, and it's involved in it too. And its aura... is very similar to Yan Ziming's. Could it be that I mistook it for something else?"

She also discovered that the energy field emitted by this "Ziwei Star" is similar to the nuclear radiation from the aurora borealis, exhibiting an extremely strong "aggressive" effect on the local environment.

Both are transforming this land into their preferred environment.

Si Mo was horrified to discover that the transformation of the land by "Ziwei Star" was different from that of "Aurora". Nuclear radiation at least has a decay period and can eventually return to its original state after decades or hundreds of years.

However, the transformation of "Ziwei Star" seems to be permanent, meaning that no matter how many years pass, this land will only exist in this form.

In short—neither of them are good things.

However, it didn't matter to Simo. Let it be changed. What really mattered to her was what exactly this "Purple Star" was.

If it's neither a mutated species nor a human, then what is it?

Judging from the current performance of "Ziwei Star", if it is either human or a mutated species, its domain is undoubtedly lightning.

It is now transforming this land into an environment suitable for its survival.

This is an invasion; its actions have encroached upon the territory of "Aurora," so "Aurora" is fighting against it to gain control of this land.

How did it get here? Why does it possess such formidable power? Why is it invading this land?

If it succeeds, I really don't know what this land of western Tibet will become.

A desolate wasteland, silenced by lightning?

This scene is hard to imagine, but Si Mo knows that for humans who depend on the environment for survival, it would be nothing short of a catastrophe.

You've turned the environment upside down like this, do you think they'll ever take it back?

If the people of China knew about this situation, they probably wouldn't be able to sit still. They would destroy "Ziwei Star" no matter the cost.

"Yan Ziming, oh Yan Ziming, are you really inside...?"

Si Mo hesitated. Going in now would be tantamount to provoking two beings of the same rank. If a fight broke out, it would be a cataclysmic event, with the sun and moon losing their light.

In the end, she still chose to break in.

boom--! ! !

An incredibly grand symphony, with raging thunder and raging waves, carrying extremely strong energy fluctuations, pushed Si Mo's body, which had just entered, thousands of meters away!

63. Chaos, chaos, chaos!

The energy field before me was circular, covering a vast area, filled with distorted lightning and light formed from nuclear radiation—a bizarre and dazzling beauty, yet concealing a decaying aura...

Si Mo resolutely stepped into the edge of the aperture.

boom--

It was like a nuclear explosion that lasted only a fraction of a second; the ground shattered and collapsed, spreading far and wide.

The silk threads were also swept away by the impact and flew back a thousand meters. When they landed, the ground shattered and smoke billowed everywhere.

"Pah! You think you're so great? How dare you treat the great Simo like that?"

Si Mo's exasperated, childlike voice came from the smoke and dust. She had actually suffered a setback and had almost been injured.

Even in her rage, she didn't recklessly charge forward; instead, she hesitated for a few seconds, showing considerable apprehension.

She knew it! With 'Aurora' making such a big fuss, possibly even breaking through to the Soul Heaven realm, why haven't the other sequence-level beings in Tibet Province made any move?

It now seems that they didn't not want to get involved, but rather they couldn't.