Chapter 39 - 37: Prodigy Girl, Soldier-Level Demon Beast!

Chapter 39: Chapter 37: Prodigy Girl, Soldier-Level Demon Beast!

Shangjing might be great, but it wasn’t home.

Moreover, as the administrative center of Great Xia and the Apocalypse Federation, Shangjing City had no shortage of security, but it came with too many rules and restrictions. It was also a thorn in the side of all high-level Demon Beasts and high-level Illusion Demons. It was far from Liu Zimo’s ideal place to settle down.

Otherwise, when he first decided to leave Sanyuan City, Liu Zimo wouldn’t have chosen Luozhou City without a second thought—a place guarded by Lou Yuchen and boasting incredibly abundant food resources.

As for why he was leaving in such a hurry, it was naturally because Hong Yuxun had successfully broken through to the Grandmaster Level’s Fetal Breath Realm, increasing his strength by at least tenfold.

Liu Zimo was worried that if he didn’t leave now, he might not be able to once Hong Yuxun returned from the major military camps.

Living in the Post-Apocalypse, one could never be too careful around others! Liu Zimo wasn’t used to entrusting his safety and freedom to the "softheartedness" or "magnanimity" of someone else.

"ROAR!"

"Help!"

"Someone save me! I don’t want to die!"

"BANG!"

"You bastards, I’ll fight you to the death!!"

"..."

Even though over an hour of Time had passed since the Demon Calamity descended, the roars of beasts, cries for help, explosions, and gunshots continued to ring out sporadically across Shangjing City under the cover of night.

Liu Zimo unleashed his Martial Arts Domain and glided rapidly through the midair darkness. Along the way, whenever he saw someone in danger, he would casually point a finger, instantly killing the Demon Beasts that were hunting humans.

He departed swiftly after every rescue, leaving no trace of his identity behind.

However, he was ultimately just one person. Even with his invincible Golden Body, the number of people he could save was limited. The stability of the entire Shangjing City would ultimately rely on the major military camps and the Police Department stationed nearby. Liu Zimo’s actions now were merely for his own peace of mind and to maintain a clear conscience.

Ten minutes later.

Liu Zimo flew down to Shangjing City’s international spaceport, cradling a three-year-old girl in his arms. The girl was a survivor he had found in the ruins of a parking lot while passing by a children’s hospital. When Liu Zimo discovered her, the little one was lying quietly in the trunk of a car, sound asleep as if she had been given some Calmness medication.

If it weren’t for the rising purple aura above her head, whose sky-piercing purple light had blinded Liu Zimo’s eyes from afar, he truly might not have noticed her.

A prodigious young girl with Martial Saint Level talent! A little one who was either incredibly lucky or deeply unfortunate!

[Binding successful! Your bestie, Ye Feihong, is now online. Currently bindable targets: (12/30)]

The moment he lifted the girl out of the trunk and "locked onto" her, Liu Zimo made the impulsive decision to adopt her and keep her by his side.

If the child had just been an Ordinary person, Liu Zimo might have found a nearby family for her or sent her directly to the Police Department to be settled down, so long as she could survive.

But this child was different. The purple Shadow Lock hovering above her head radiated a blinding light, its intensity and scope even more dazzling than those of Lou Yuzhen and Hong Yuxun!

She was absolutely the number one bindable target in terms of talent and potential that Liu Zimo had encountered since awakening his Heaven-Stealing Superpower. How could Liu Zimo bear to part with her? A Martial Saint seedling with such heaven-defying aptitude might end up ruined if raised by Ordinary people.

This was his "bestie," a destined laborer who could continuously provide him with cultivation strength and Lifespan in the future. How could Liu Zimo feel at ease leaving her to be raised and taught by others?

Thus, after only a moment of thought, Liu Zimo comfortably scooped the child into his arms and continued his flight. With his current cultivation strength, protecting and raising a three-year-old toddler wouldn’t be the slightest problem.

As for the child’s parents or relatives, upon seeing the residual blood inside the car and the scattered intestines and shredded meat nearby, Liu Zimo knew they were basically doomed. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have felt secure leaving the child alone in the trunk for so long.

Liu Zimo had seen far too many similar tragedies in the Post-Apocalypse, long since becoming desensitized to them. He only hoped the child wouldn’t be left with any psychological trauma when she woke up.

Meanwhile, inside the spaceport area, the wreckage of crashed aircraft was scattered everywhere. Many buildings were engulfed in flames, and the sounds of natural gas explosions rang out from time to time. The spaceport, which had been bustling with activity just a few hours ago, was now completely destroyed and reduced to ruins.

Liu Zimo flew through the midair with the child in his arms, quickly following a glaring red light to find the person he was looking for—Yang Sisi, a "bestie" he had bound just a few hours ago.

When Liu Zimo saw her, she was surrounded by a herd of massive Cyan Bull Demons. At this moment, the young woman was covered in injuries. Her outer clothes were torn to shreds, revealing her proud figure and the tender skin that emanated a faint yellow glow.

Copper Skin Realm!

Logically speaking, in the early stages of the Post-Apocalypse, someone at this realm could be considered a minor expert. Ordinary Demon Beasts couldn’t even dream of harming her. But right now, blood was oozing continuously from Yang Sisi’s back and arms. She looked completely exhausted, as if she couldn’t hold on any longer.

He thought, "Is this girl just a bit too unlucky?

"Not only did she run into Cyan Bull Demons, the most offensively capable of the low-level Demon Beasts, but she also encountered a genuine Soldier-Level Demon Beast!"

After glancing at the Cyan Bull Demons surrounding Yang Sisi, Liu Zimo’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. No wonder this girl had suffered such severe injuries despite having clearly broken through to the Copper Skin Realm.

In short, two fists were no match for four hands, and even a hero couldn’t fend off a horde of demons. Leaving aside that Soldier-Level Cyan Bull Demon, whose strength was equivalent to a Copper Skin Realm Martial Artist, even the numerous Body Refining Level Ordinary Cyan Bull Demons weren’t easy to deal with. Just a war of attrition was enough to exhaust someone to death!

However, did this girl really have to be so bullheaded? Seeing so many Demon Beasts in front of her, couldn’t she have fled in advance and temporarily hidden? As a Copper Skin Realm Martial Artist, if she truly set her mind on escaping, even that Soldier-Level Demon Beast wouldn’t have been able to stop her!

Could it be that in his previous life, the reason this girl never managed to mature wasn’t because of a plane crash, but because she was so incredibly bullheaded that she got herself killed early?

Seeing that Yang Sisi was already teetering and wouldn’t be able to hold on much longer, while the Soldier-Level Demon Beast seemed to have spotted the perfect opportunity for a one-hit kill and had even leaped into the air while she was off guard, Liu Zimo finally stopped watching the show from the sidelines. With a casual point of his finger, he blew up the head of the Soldier-Level Cyan Bull Demon from a distance.

BOOM!

The Soldier-Level Cyan Bull Demon’s massive body crashed to the ground, twitching before it died.

Before Yang Sisi could even figure out what had happened, the dozen or so other Cyan Bull Demons around her also collapsed and died one after another. A bloody, thumb-sized hole had been blasted through the head of every single Demon Beast, splattering white brain matter and dark red Demon Blood all over the ground!

"Miss Yang, we meet again!"

Liu Zimo descended from the sky with the child in his arms, politely greeting the completely bewildered Yang Sisi.