Chapter 72: Into a Post-Apocalyptic Superpower Novel, Day 24

Chapter 72: Day 24 of Transmigrating into an Apocalyptic Superpower Novel

Ji Qin spread her palm, a ball of flame dancing above it: "Exactly, purification."

"My ability can cleanse mutated energy. Even mutated plants and animals, when burned by my flames, will have their mutated energy completely cleansed away."

"Even if they still look mutated on the outside, inside they are no different from ordinary plants and animals."

An Yi looked enlightened: "No wonder, every time the Chief takes action, aside from the scraps he cuts off for research, he burns the rest completely — to keep it from getting out."

He smiled: "I thought it was because the Chief had such a strong sense of justice and hated mutated plants and animals with a passion."

Ji Qin was speechless: "I wouldn't go that far..."

She rolled her eyes at him in exasperation: "Do you really think I'm such a pyromaniac?"

Que Xiuqi pushed up his glasses, coughed, and steered the topic back on track: "Based on existing data and Ji Qin's perception, we can roughly pinpoint the source's location. Although the risk is extremely high, it's worth a try. If we keep holed up here, waiting for the mutants to complete their next evolution or assemble, all bases could be picked off one by one."

Both of them looked at An Yi.

"An Yi," Ji Qin looked at him with a seriousness he'd never seen before, "You are very strong."

"After Que Xiuqi and I leave, I'm putting Blazing Fort in your hands. Your strength, your calmness, your judgment—I believe you can defend this place. After I leave, you'll have full command of the base."

An Yi met her gaze and slowly nodded.

He knew this part of the plot, and he knew they would eventually succeed, but the process was destined to be brutal, and Blazing Fort would face its final and most frenzied counterattack.

"I will hold this place," his voice was calm but solemn.

He thought for a moment: "Chief, Professor Que. You must be careful on this journey. If our guess is true, that thing underground is intelligent, then it won't just sit back and let you get close."

"It's very likely to launch an unprecedentedly frenzied attack after you leave, trying to destroy the base while we are weakest, or... force you to come back."

This was what happened in the original story, so he said: "You don't need to come back. I will hold this place."

"We understand." Ji Qin nodded firmly: "We'll contact the other surviving bases as soon as possible, warn them about the possible attack, and tell them to fight on their own and hold out to the end!"

The comment section in his ear was unprecedentedly noisy:

"Has the final battle finally arrived?"

"So looking forward to it!"

"Is it ending? No, I haven't seen enough!"

"From the previous chapters, it seems the Mutation Core is also ready to completely flatten Blazing Fort!"

"An unprecedented final battle?"

"It seems like it can sense where our excitement is coming from."

"Then once our Sister Qin sets off, wouldn't it immediately sense her?"

"It doesn't matter, it can't move anyway, it can only rage helplessly in place."

"But then, the pressure on An Yi and his group will be huge!"

"I get it, so the author arranged a character like An Yi in the middle and late stages of the plot—smart and strong—just for this moment!"

"That should be it!"

"Damn it, Ji Zishi, you kid are really lucky!"

"..."

Ji Qin's execution ability was undeniable.

The very next day, she held a meeting, she directly announced that she and Que Xiuqi would lead a team to carry out the mission, with no fixed return date, and during her absence, Blazing Fort would be handed over to An Yi.

He would have the highest command authority.

The conference room erupted in uproar, all eyes fixed on the young man who always had a smile on his lips.

Doubts rolled in their throats, but seeing An Yi's gentle and courteous smile, everyone swallowed their questions back down.

Don't mess with him! Don't mess with him!!

Just let it go, let it go~

There were no lengthy farewells; everything was understood without words.

Ji Qin and Que Xiuqi led a small elite squad, quietly slipping away from Blazing Fort in the pitch-black darkness just before dawn, charging into the unknown underground without a second thought.

After they left, under An Yi's arrangement, Blazing Fort's defenses were pushed to the max.

Less than a day after Ji Qin and Que Xiuqi left, the frenzied attack arrived as expected.

The piercing alarm was sharp and relentless, as if trying to rip everyone's eardrums, and it just wouldn't stop.

Fortunately, the attack was quickly detected: "Enemy attack! Full-scale enemy attack! From all directions! Numbers... can't be counted!"

The communication channel was filled with roars and explosions in the background.

It had come.

Fiercer and crazier than ever before!

It was as if every mutant in the world was being driven by some will, converging into a destructive tide, hurling themselves at Blazing Fort without any regard!

The sky was blotted out by a dark swarm of flying mutants, the ground was an endless tide of roaring beasts, and even from beneath the earth came the teeth-grating sound of digging!

Everyone's teeth were chattering, their eyes wide with shock: "How... how can there be this many?"

An Yi was prepared. He sat in the command center, his eyes steady, issuing clear and calm orders, mobilizing every bit of the base's strength.

His mental network spread out with him at the center, giving him full awareness of the battlefield.

Ji Zishi fought on the front lines like thunder incarnate, roaring.

Wherever the lightning struck, it left a scorched earth.

An Yi's ability swept across the battlefield, killing mutants.

But even so, the brutality of the battle was indescribable.

The defense line was breached several times, only to be pushed back each time by the base's soldiers at the cost of their lives and blood.

The sounds of explosions, roars, screams, and superpower blasts intertwined in a ceaseless cacophony.

During a brief respite after repelling a surging tide of variants, Ji Zishi leaned against the bloodstained and claw-marked defensive line, gasping for breath.

His combat suit was already tattered, with multiple injuries, and lightning flickered unsteadily on his body, clearly showing he was utterly spent.

An Yi appeared beside him like a ghost, his fingertips trailing a cool mist as he quickly treated several deeper wounds.

A barely noticeable worry flickered in his eyes; the scale of this battle was far greater than he had imagined.

Moreover, he had an inexplicable premonition that the worst was yet to come.

"An Yi..."

Seeing An Yi come to his side, Ji Zishi mustered a bright, goofy smile onto his bloodstained face. He suddenly caught An Yi's wrist as he worked, his hand trembling slightly from exhaustion and excitement, yet gripping tightly.

"You came to see me."

He smiled, his voice hoarse: "I'm fine. Don't waste your power on me. I'm tough as nails."

An Yi paused in his movements, looking down at him.