Published: February 13, 2025
“Delicious, here you go.”
Yaten handed a candy from her hand to a little girl who was looking at her.
The little girl was filthy all over, squatting in front of a severely weathered collapsed building, with only her bright eyes standing out.
This location was on the Summer Islands, once a pearl in the Pacific Ocean.
However, this pearl had been tarnished in the apocalypse, and due to its unique geographical position and the humans living there, the islands became a natural hunting ground for sea beasts from the very first day of the apocalypse.
Yet humans were once the overlords of Earth, and they continued to survive on these islands, even becoming strong individuals due to the harsh environment, turning the place into a graveyard for sea beasts.
Especially after the number of teleportation devices reached a certain level, the various islands became interconnected, making it impossible for sea beasts to encircle the islands.
Unfortunately, while the survivors here could defend against sea beasts, they couldn't guard against the elite navy of Cloud Summit Villa.
When the army of Cloud Summit advanced in six battle teams under the leadership of Xiao Peng, with the upper dragon coordinating from the side, Summer Island collapsed in just five days.
However, as the influence of Cloud Summit expanded, more often than not, after defeating resistance, they employed a policy of conciliation rather than indiscriminate slaughter.
They would reassure the settlements immediately, stabilizing the situation, and then a dedicated department would manage the occupied areas.
Yaten and her sister Yani came here with the navy to participate in the attack on the city. In the battlefields, the fighting strength of the two was extremely formidable.
After the battle ended, due to the unstable situation on the islands, small-scale resistance occurred from time to time. After the main force had left, the twin sisters stayed behind just in case.
With the increase in their evolving levels, and after Sister Hong conducted a few limited experiments on Yani, she, as a Gold Corpse, had become very similar to ordinary humans, even possessing moderate intelligence.
It sounded incredible, but it was not hard to understand.
Although Yani was a Gold Corpse, she had not truly died when she became a human puppet, so it was normal for her to retain some rationality.
Moreover, she could be considered a kind of evolving life. Given how long it had been, having only developed moderate intelligence was actually below average.
While comparing her to zombies might not be entirely appropriate, many zombies mutate after death, and at higher levels, they almost all possess advanced intelligence. Yani's situation was not rare at all.
At this moment, she stood quietly behind her sister, watching as Yaten handed a piece of candy produced from Nono's wild adventure gear to a little girl who was at most a four-star evolver.
When the apocalypse arrived, this little girl had only been two or three years old.
Perhaps it was because of this age that Yaten, now a young girl herself, was reminded of her past self.
About ten meters behind them was the recently quite bored Yama Tree. It had completed its enhancement plan and was just waiting for the guiding sun to arrive, coming this way purely for leisure.
“Puff!”
The little girl did not take the candy; instead, she pulled out a dagger from somewhere and stabbed it into Yaten's chest. However, due to her extremely low level, and Yaten's excellent gear and defense, the damage did not even break the skin.
Yani's eyes turned crimson, and she seemed ready to take action the next second.
“Forget it, sister.” Yaten retracted the candy and no longer looked at the little girl, whose innocence had been replaced by hatred.
“Brother is right; compassion and gentleness are best reserved for our own.”
The twin sisters turned back, and after walking a few steps, the void gate appeared above them. The light orb split in two and entered their bodies, after which both fell into a deep sleep.