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

While they were reviewing Liu Dian's case, Luo Li had already finished another batch. She impatiently shouted at Mo Sheng, "Hey, why don't you just have him come here for a check first?"

"...Is that right too?"

Ye Qianxue gestured to the soldier, who then led Liu Dian to the second checkpoint—the blood sample test. From the needle piercing the skin to the blood draw, nothing abnormal was found.

Next came blood pressure, pupils, X-ray, chest X-ray... and so on. He passed all of them. All the indicators proved that he was a perfectly normal human being. Even after Luo Li looked at him again and again, he couldn't find anything wrong with him.

"Hmm... Could it really just be a coincidence?" Ye Qianxue wondered, troubled.

Having finally found a suspicious point, she didn't want to let it slip away.

In the end, Mo Sheng made the decision: "Alright, you can go now, but it's best not to wander around too much lately."

"Okay, okay."

Liu Dian left shakily, his steps still a little weak, seemingly frightened by such a large commotion.

After thinking for a while, Mo Sheng found a sixth-level ability user and said, "You take people and follow him. Keep a 360-degree, no-blind-spot view of the area under the overpass."

"Yes."

Even if someone has been proven innocent, Mo Sheng will still choose to follow up on any suspicious person for a while longer; this has been her long-standing habit.

This seemingly illogical habit has helped her overcome many difficulties.

Ozawa shrugged. "Let's continue."

It took another hour or so to check the remaining people, and the headcount matched, unless...

Mo Sheng was still unwilling. She trusted Xiao Ze's premonition, so she ordered, "Conduct a full inspection of the building. Check every room, the inside of the ceiling... and every corner. Seal this place off and do not open it to the public for the time being."

"Yes!"

So, more than a thousand soldiers set off for this place to complete this difficult task.

......

"Xiao Ze! You won't have any food for the next three months!"

Ye Qianxue pressed her finger against Xiaoze's nose and arrogantly delivered her unilateral verdict.

"Why has the time increased again?!" Xiaoze burst into tears.

Persecution! Persecution is happening everywhere in this world! Only this couple can offer her a final sliver of warmth...

Xiaoze transformed into a cat and burrowed between Ye Qianxue's breasts, fidgeting back and forth in a huff.

"You should go back first, don't keep Mu Mu waiting there," Mo Sheng said to them.

"Ah."

........

In the middle of the night, Mo Sheng brought two cups to Luo Li's side. "Want a drink?"

"No, you know I don't like drinking."

"This is coffee."

"Oh, please give me a drink."

Luo Li lowered her head. Mo Sheng put the coffee on the table and sat down next to her. "Thank you for your hard work today."

"Sigh... It's a pity we couldn't find it in the end."

"You've been a huge help."

Mo Sheng comforted her.

She was still somewhat moved after the day.

"I think the biggest breakthrough point is probably Liu Dian. Among so many people present, he was the one with the most suspicious points. Although it was later proven that he was innocent, I still feel that something is not right."

Luo Li exhaled twice, took a sip of coffee, and asked, "Why are there so many suspicious things about him?"

"He had no identification, he was an undocumented resident, homeless and living under a bridge, begging for food by bullying people in other people's shops every day..."

"Hey... there are indeed quite a few suspicious points." Luo Li lay comfortably in the chair and squinted her eyes. She was already a little tired after looking at the test reports all day.

Huh? Wait a minute.

Luo Li sat up straight again and asked, "Wait, is something wrong..."

"What's wrong?"

"You said he usually sleeps under overpasses, lives a life of homelessness, and begs for food in other people's shops every day?"

Mo Sheng, unaware of the seriousness of the problem, nodded: "Yes."

“That’s the problem!”

Luo Li had already sensed that something was seriously wrong: "I saw his physical examination report today. All his physical indicators are at the level of a healthy person. He has no diseases and no hidden ailments that most modern people have... In short, he is just a normal person with the most ordinary standards. Do you think it is normal for someone who lives that kind of life to have such a healthy body?"

Mo Sheng's body jolted, and he picked up the walkie-talkie, growling, "Immediately take control of Liu Dian... no! Just keep an eye on him, and wait for my orders!"

........

Liu Dian shakily returned to the overpass he had mentioned.

To be honest, he even thought he was about to be exposed today.

Power – the transformation of life.

The Gu King transformed himself into a real human, which is why Ye Qianxue and the others failed to notice anything unusual.

This is an extremely courageous attempt to transform his body into something as frail as a human, but if he so chooses, he can always transform it back to its original state.

32. A plan for the long term

Before searching the building, he had retained part of his body structure as a high-ranking species, in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

But this special situation came too quickly. The army suddenly sealed off the building. If it weren't for the fact that Sheng'an City is right next to Bei'an City, and Liu Mengxian was just inches away, he would have forced his way out when the army started sealing off the building. The process might not have been smooth, and there was a high probability that he would have perished, but there was still hope of escaping.

He chose to lie low, and during the time he was waiting in line, he completely repaired the last trace of his body structure that made him different from humans, turning him into a completely human being, which is why he wasn't exposed on the spot.

Furthermore, when interrogated by Ye Qianxue, Xiao Ze, and Mo Sheng, three ninth-level beings, his past as a human allowed him to display flawless acting skills, revealing not a single flaw.

In fact, he never begged for food from the shops, never. So why would those shopkeepers give him false testimony? This relates to his arrangements in the Beian Military Administrative Region.

In a sense, he is a true human being.

He was an anomaly, transforming from a human into a mutant and then back into a human. Although his journey was fraught with hardship, he ultimately returned to his origin.

The only difference is that he has already gained extremely powerful strength!

If he wanted, he could transform himself into a powerful 'superhuman' at any time, earning countless accolades and widespread admiration in the human world.

He originally thought that if things went smoothly and developed to the point he wanted, he would return to the life a normal person should have, instead of spending his days with a bunch of disgusting insects and wild beasts. His human instincts made him disdain doing that.

Why did he, with such thoughts, end up on the opposite side of humanity?

It's human nature.

Or rather, from his perspective, this is the only way to continue becoming stronger.

With such formidable strength, it's natural to seek even greater power—a thought shared by everyone striving to climb to the top of the pyramid.

Over the years, he has relentlessly modified his body, using his life-modification powers to transform himself into the theoretically most suitable life form for becoming stronger. Thus, he possesses strength on par with tyrants and the like.

However, his life form is still flawed; it is perfect but not without flaws. Ultimately, it cannot compare to the perfect creations of immortals and elemental spirits. If he wants to break through to the Soul Heaven realm, he will never have a chance unless he fills in this last flaw.

So in order to achieve his goal, he has been pursuing one path for the past few years—raising Gu poison.

Through his life-modification powers and the resonance between the mutant species, he approached them and transformed them into their current form. As they grew stronger, the crystals that emerged within their bodies became the final product that Liu Dian needed.

Divine Crystal

As its name suggests, this crystal not only retains the life energy that obsidian should have, but also enhances its divinity, making it a treasure.

He laid out a vast scheme: the insect beasts were responsible for plundering nutrients from the entire world to nourish the mother body. Then, the best among the insect beasts would grow stronger and develop this divine crystal within their bodies, eventually becoming his possession.

When the plan was halfway through, the Mirage Dragon approached them, its purpose clear: to seek cooperation.

At that time, Liu Dian already possessed the strength to be fearless against the Mirage Dragon. Although he was not as strong as the Mirage Dragon, he could still contend with it. However, he still had no choice but to accept the Mirage Dragon's suggestion.

The reason is simple: if he doesn't agree, the mirage dragon will preemptively plunder his gains throughout Asia.

Furthermore, if he truly accumulates enough resources to support his breakthrough to the Soul Heaven realm, he will inevitably become the target of everyone's attacks. Not to mention Liu Mengxian, who is an exception to the norm, Yan Ziming and the others will certainly not sit idly by and will inevitably come to intercept and kill him. His chances of success will be even lower than when Yan Shan was there.

In that case, it would be better to form an alliance, which would give us a better chance of success.

Of course, this alone was not enough to put those two cautious old dogs at ease, so Liu Dian had a backup plan.

The breeding of insect beasts throughout Asia was for this purpose; it was to launch a suicidal attack when he broke through to the Soul Heaven realm, buying him time to break through, keeping the strongest people in China busy, and creating a greater opportunity for himself.

Why were the insectoid beasts' footprints previously limited to Asia? They could have expanded to the desolate lands of Africa, where human influence was far beyond their reach. There, the insectoid beasts could have experienced explosive, unbridled growth, easily reaching a scale of billions within a few years.

The reason is simple: it's not because China has what they want, nor because the insect beasts lack the ability to cross the sea, but because—half of the world's strongest beings are basically in China.

The remaining half is scattered around the world.

Only by concentrating all the insect beasts in Asia can we put enough pressure on China, forcing their strongest to stay at home and not dare to move, thus creating a greater opportunity for ourselves.

However, as the number of divine crystals increased, some people who were very sensitive to the situation gradually noticed it.

For example, a tyrant.