Chapter 771 - 728: The Path Through Chaos - Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo - NovelsTime

Apocalyptic Era: Starting from picking up a Bishoujo

Chapter 771 - 728: The Path Through Chaos

Author: Book-eating Goblin
updatedAt: 2025-09-22

The silver rain poured down with a roar.

A closer look reveals that each drop of this downpour is a fine silver Sword Qi, able to slice and decompose everything it touches.

The bizarre creatures surrounding from all directions are numerous, with varying strength. Moreover, many doomsday creatures possess unbelievable superpowers, and if they swarm in, even a demon hunter of Great Success Rank must weigh the risks. However, the light rain formed by the Power of Great Impermanence brings equal death to all. Regardless of size, shape, strength, all doomsday creatures are like chunks of meat thrown into a blender, slain and exterminated by countless fine silver Sword Qi,

We bathe in the same light rain, yet we encounter no harm, as if these fine silver Sword Qi are mere illusions. The ground remains unscathed, only the bizarre creatures suffer. At this time, I recognized the source of this mana fluctuation.

This is Zhu Shi's attack, the White Tiger Killing Power of the Yama Sword.

The silver rain of light lasted merely a second, and soon the land returned to darkness. Simultaneously, a beautiful figure of a woman, wearing a bamboo hat, draped in a raincoat, and wielding a silver blade, appeared in the ruins of the distant building.

No one can blame me for feeling unfamiliar initially. Water in a cup and ocean water are both water, but no one would feel that seeing one equates to understanding the other, right? Similarly, I had seen Zhu Shi use the Yama Sword before, but such a vast attack was something I witnessed for the first time.

She put away the Yama Sword, then her figure flashed and instantly moved before us.

"Zhu Shi!" Mazao called out warmly.

Zhu Shi hugged Mazao tightly and then said, "You finally came! Who is this?"

She was asking about No. 7. Mazao gave a brief introduction, and Zhu Shi nodded earnestly, observing the newcomer briefly, then turned her gaze to me. She seemed to be in a rather cheerful mood now, looking at me with a hopeful, expectant expression, seeking praise.

"How is it?" She said, standing proudly, "I am now Impermanence too! Well, mostly relying on the power of the weapon, I'm not truly Impermanence... but I can fight alongside you now!"

It was as if she was presenting herself proudly in front of me for the first time; she had long wanted to do this.

It was clear she thoroughly mastered the power of the Yama Sword. The strike just now, though clearing a swarm of small fry, demonstrated her mature control of power, managing large-scale mana without harming non-hostile targets. I, too, had long awaited fighting alongside her, and couldn't help but feel excited.

"Let's fight together from now on, Zhu Shi," I openly expressed my enthusiasm.

Zhu Shi laughed happily.

"Well then, I will leave first," No. 7 said, "I can't be of much help in your upcoming battle with the Evangelical Institute. I need to return to the Tai Sui Army to check their current safety status."

I was merely helping No. 7 return to the post-mortem world, not expecting her assistance in the upcoming battle. However, as a precaution, I needed to discuss some intelligence matters with her first.

Not long after, the discussion ended. No. 7 then utilized her ability and vanished from our sight, likely using her Space Power to return to a Tai Sui Army base in the post-mortem world. Currently, she's temporarily lost her Void Envoy status and the Power of Divine Seal Fragments, and it will probably be difficult for her to use "Death Return" as before for some time.

Just as she left, two Great Impermanence Level mana fluctuations arrived, and Fa Zheng and Jian Feixian instantly appeared before us.

"Zhuang Cheng... We finally waited for you," Fa Zheng looked at me solemnly, "Thank you for your timely aid."

"We are allies; participating in the battle with the Evangelical Institute is my duty," I replied.

"The situation is not the same now," Fa Zheng said, "In the real world, it is difficult for Shan Liangyi to find an opportunity to kill you because he fears the Old Fist God and won't casually show himself. But in the post-mortem world, he can act without restrictions."

He glanced at the massive stone gate in the distance and continued, "Although closing the gate prevents him from entering the post-mortem world for now, it's a significant risk you took entering the post-mortem world, and your sincerity is appreciated."

"I must kill Ming Zhuo before fighting Shan Liangyi, and since the Evangelical Institute plans to eradicate doomsday through human slaughter, I cannot stand by idly," I said.

If I didn't come with Mazao, their chance of victory would be low. Fa Zheng and Jian Feixian's deaths aside, I couldn't bear Zhu Shi dying here, and I couldn't miss out on a critical event like confronting the Evangelical Institute.

Upon hearing this, Fa Zheng gave me a profound look.

At first glance, my words made us seem like-minded, but in fact, we were poles apart. Fa Zheng's goal is to stop the human slaughter plan, while my goal is to prevent forces trying to eliminate doomsday. Although I had never revealed my true intentions to Fa Zheng, he likely already sensed something of my nature.

Fa Zheng looked at Mazao and then said, "According to our information, if you join us in the post-mortem world, the situation will become very volatile… meaning the Evangelical Institute will lock onto our position, and Yama and his forces will attack us directly? I already withdrew all demon hunters back to the real world to avoid collateral damage."

"—Defensively awaiting an enemy assault is not wise."

Jian Feixian, arms crossed, cradling his sheathed sword, said in a cold, proud voice, "It would be better to preemptively locate their base and launch an attack from our side."

"That's difficult…" Fa Zheng sighed, "We've been acting in secrecy to avoid a concentrated assault by their forces when we're undermanned. Though we investigated the Evangelical Institute's base location, we can't search extensively and haven't found any leads yet."

"We've been adapting to the chaotic space-time of the post-mortem world," Zhu Shi explained to Mazao and me, "I've quickly adapted here thanks to Little Bowl's blessing, and Fa Zheng and Jian Feixian are now somewhat familiar with the place, unlikely to have combat difficulties."

Originally, Fa Zheng and Jian Feixian couldn't have adapted to the doomsday chaotic space-time so swiftly, but I had previously imparted my understanding to them. Moreover, they amassed experience in the real world's doomsday scenarios, achieving their current state.

With multiple Great Impermanence Level beings adapting to the doomsday chaotic space-time, it is enough to stabilize time and space relatively into order through Fatian Xiangdi, preventing scenarios like spending days here only to find months have passed in the real world. The time flow won't be completely consistent but won't be absurdly mismatched either.

Concerning their conundrum of "locating the enemy's base," I happen to have a method to solve it immediately.

"I can roughly guess the Evangelical Institute HQ's location," I said.

"How to?" Fa Zheng was surprised.

In the intelligence discussion with No. 7, we covered the Evangelical Institute HQ's location. Unfortunately, she didn't know how to reach it. Long ago, when she belonged to the Evangelical Institute, like Tai Sui, she frequented the place, but under chaotic doomsday space-time, the location constantly shifts.

During my last adventure with Little Bowl in the post-mortem world, No. 7's remark about "using the teleportation array on Du Shuo Mountain to go to the HQ" wasn't detailed planning. She intended to figure it out later.

Luckily, I once saw something resembling the Evangelical Institute HQ.

It was after killing Huang Quan; this inexplicable vision occurred, revealing Evangelical Institute Master Yan Mo's surroundings, standing on a grand mountain covered with peach tree branches.

No. 7 told me, according to her intelligence, that mountain should be the Evangelical Institute's "Du Shuo Mountain," and the teleportation array is the archway formed by treetop branches.

Du Shuo Mountain lies at the Evangelical Institute HQ.

With Little Bowl's blessing and my deep understanding of doomsday chaotic space-time, I can mimic Little Bowl's "luck" to reach desired locations in the jumbled post-mortem world. The clear image of the scene in my mind aids this, alongside Mazao's 扫帚 star power boosting our chances against possible enemies there.

After my explanation, Fa Zheng firmly declared, "Good, then lead us to the battlefield, Zhuang Cheng."

I nodded, closed my eyes, and a complex image of doomsday chaotic space-time formed in my mind. In the chaos, a vaguely visible path appeared like an illusion.

Then, I stepped forward in that direction.

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