Even Reborn, She Could Not Turn the Tide

Inside the fortress-like shelter, everything had been built in lavish comfort.

Its power came from solar generators and wind power...

Its defensive measures had also been taken to the extreme.

Even the ground was reinforced with steel and concrete to guard against Mutated Creatures that could burrow.

Besides that, there were several small factories to produce daily necessities.

Water was plentiful as well, with several wells having been drilled.

There were also more than ten rice paddies.

The outside world was utterly chaotic, yet harmony reigned within this shelter.

Rumble—

Just then, the shelter's heavy iron gates slowly opened, and more than a hundred Super Martial Artists poured out.

This group of Super Martial Artists was exceptionally powerful.

The moment they rushed out, they began slaughtering the Mutated Creatures outside.

"Are these the Super Martial Artists among humans?"

White Fox watched the more than one hundred overwhelmingly powerful Super Martial Artists with curiosity.

Gu Qijue watched quietly without saying a word.

After clearing away the monsters outside the shelter, the Super Martial Artists began carrying the monsters' corpses back inside.

"Why are they taking those monster corpses back?" White Fox asked, thoroughly confused.

Gu Qijue understood perfectly well.

He was now truly certain that Mu Qingxue had been reborn.

They were taking those monster corpses back because they undoubtedly wanted to see whether they could cultivate Mutation Trees.

"Interesting!"

A sinister smile appeared on Gu Qijue's face. "Come on. Devour and grow stronger! When dawn arrives, even more brutal slaughter awaits us."

When tomorrow's sunlight shone upon the earth, countless Mutation Trees would sprout.

The Mutated Fruits they bore were the greatest resource for increasing strength, whether for Super Martial Artists or for Gu Qijue and the others.

He knew it, and Mu Qingxue surely knew it too.

There were so many Super Martial Artists in this shelter.

They had undoubtedly been recruited by Mu Qingxue before the Mutated Apocalypse arrived.

She had done well in that regard.

Within the quiet shelter, in the lavish central villa's living room.

"District Chief Lin, I can only accommodate a little over a thousand survivors here. Ten thousand is far too much of a stretch, and there isn't enough food either."

A breathtakingly beautiful woman sat on the sofa, dressed in a tight dress that accentuated her exquisite curves. Her delicate, fair oval face and elegant bearing lent her an air of nobility as she spoke on the phone.

"A thousand is fine. As far as I know, you've recruited many Super Martial Artists. Could you send them to join the Imperial Army in rescue operations?"

The voice on the other end was authoritative and deep.

"Of course. I'll send people to help you." Mu Qingxue agreed readily.

"Alright, we'll leave it at that for now. Contact me anytime if something comes up." District Chief Lin hung up after speaking.

"Boss, I'm back."

Just then, a woman in Vermillion Bird Armor strode briskly in from outside the villa.

If Gu Qijue had been here, he would definitely have recognized her.

Vermilion Bird...

In his previous life, she had been one of humanity's strongest peak experts.

Unexpectedly, Mu Qingxue had recruited even her in advance.

"How did it go? Did you find that Black Dragon?"

Mu Qingxue looked at the newcomer and asked softly.

As someone reborn, no one besides Gu Qijue understood the terror of that Black Dragon better than she did.

If it was not dealt with while it was still weak, it would be impossible to deal with later.

Zhu Hongyu shook her head. "Boss, I searched all around that school but didn't see any Black Dragon. On my way back, though, I heard that an Imperial Army reserve unit had encountered a man with two Black Dragons growing from his back. I don't know whether he was that Black Dragon in disguise."

"It can take human form?"

Mu Qingxue was startled. "It reached Third Order through devouring so quickly?"

As far as she knew, any Mutated Creature above Evil Spirit-tier could assume various forms upon reaching Third Order.

"Uh! Mutated Creatures can take human form too?"

Zhu Hongyu was astonished.

"Mutated Creatures are also divided into ranks: ordinary, True Seed, Variant Seed, Evil Seed, and Calamity-tier! Once Evil Seed-level Mutated Creatures devour their way to Third Order, they can take on all kinds of forms."

Mu Qingxue sighed. "We were still too late. As expected of the strongest creature in the Mutated Apocalypse."

Ding-dong!

Suddenly, District Chief Lin sent a video to Mu Qingxue's phone, along with a message: "Boss Mu, have you seen these two Mutated Creatures before? Are they humans or Mutated Creatures?"

Mu Qingxue tapped open the video.

In it was a White-Haired Blood Eyes man with two ferocious Black Dragons growing from his back, alongside a woman with nine fox tails.

They were slaughtering ten Super Martial Artists.

Their methods were ruthless and savage, nearly killing one person with every strike.

Even the Mutated Creatures nearby fled in panic wherever they passed.

"Boss, the man mentioned by that reserve unit captain is the very man in this video," Zhu Hongyu said immediately.

Mu Qingxue, however, frowned slightly. The Black Dragon she remembered had been incomparably arrogant and would never have taken human form.

Still puzzled, she replied to District Chief Lin, "District Chief Lin, that fox is definitely a Mutated Creature, but I cannot be certain about the White-Haired Blood Eyes man."

"The Blood Eyes, white-haired man is the murderer who killed my grandson. He appeared after the aurora swept across Star Blue Continent." District Chief Lin replied by voice message, his tone extremely somber.

"What? That White-Haired Blood Eyes man appeared shortly after the aurora emerged?" Mu Qingxue replied in astonishment.

"At five thirty in the afternoon, he appeared at the school gate and brutally killed my grandson. Boss Mu, I want to ask you to kill him, whether he is a monster or a human."

"It's impossible to kill him now. Sending any number of Super Martial Artists would only be sending them to their deaths. Let's wait a few more days and see." Mu Qingxue replied.

Mutated Creatures could level up by devouring, while Super Martial Artists needed to absorb sunlight to cultivate or consume Mutated Fruits.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you with it. Yun City's satellites will track it as closely as possible."

"Such an aberration should indeed be eliminated early."

After replying with that, Mu Qingxue continued watching the video and muttered softly, "Did that Black Dragon evolve this quickly? It took human form at Third Order in only half an hour?"

Mu Qingxue did not believe such a thing was possible. There had to be something fishy going on.

"Boss, what's the difference between them and the demons of legend?"

To Zhu Hongyu, the fact that these Mutated Monsters could become human was truly incredible.

"Evil Seed and Calamity-tier Mutated Creatures are indeed no different from demons."

Mu Qingxue sighed faintly. "If humanity does not unite, it will eventually perish. The oceans cover seventy-one percent of Star Blue Continent. The sheer number of Mutated Creatures is far beyond what humanity can withstand."

Mu Qingxue realized that even after being reborn, she seemed unable to change anything.

All she could do was ensure the Empire was prepared in advance and reduce the casualties as much as possible.

"Since they possess human intelligence, can't we cooperate with them?"

Zhu Hongyu said, "These Mutated Creatures only kill each other and devour one another anyway. I think we could try finding Evil Seed and Calamity-tier Mutated Creatures to cooperate with."

"To be honest, I was thinking the same thing."

Mu Qingxue's eyes flickered. "And I already have someone I can work with."