Reborn One Week Before the Apocalypse

Chapter 227: Chapter 217: Victory Celebration

The ID Watch displayed a notification about the update to the Mutant Beast Index.

At this moment, everyone—whether they had participated in today’s battle or had remained in the city, oblivious to the situation outside—stared at the newly updated, more High-level mutant beast species with a sense of bleakness in their hearts.

The universe was the knife and chopping block, and they were the meat.

Everyone knew that survival, already difficult, would only become harder as the mutant beasts grew stronger.

Who could say for sure whether humanity’s power would rise faster than the mutant beasts’ levels?

It was like a race where death was a constant shadow, always chasing you from behind.

The truly terrifying days had only just begun.

When Tang Mo got home, Xiao Tao was anxiously pacing around Lin Yi and Yangyang in the living room.

Seeing Tang Mo and Jingjing walk in, she immediately rushed over to ask about the situation outside.

Because her power was weak, Tang Mo had told her to stay and guard the house.

But midway through, even Jingjing had been called to join the fight, while she still hadn’t been of any help to Momo at all. This filled Xiao Tao with immense self-doubt.

Wen Jianshu and Li Xian had gone back with Qin Ling to handle the aftermath, so Tang Mo returned home with just Jingjing.

She was currently covered in mutant beast blood and felt disgustingly filthy. She needed to get home quickly to shower and change.

”Momo!”

Lin Yi was startled to see her daughter come home covered in blood. She shot up from the sofa and hurried over.

”Mom, I’m fine. None of this is my blood.”

Tang Mo took a few steps back, pinching her nose.

Mutant beast blood had a strange smell that was very unsettling to people who almost exclusively ate farmed meat and plants.

While mutant beast meat was edible, most of it had a terrible texture and smell, so people with even a little power and status wouldn’t eat it.

Of course, if it was a sufficiently High-level mutant beast whose meat could improve one’s physical constitution, then people no longer cared about the taste.

To put it bluntly, if someone announced that eating shit could increase your power, there wouldn’t be enough shit in the world to go around.

After telling her family that the emergency alert outside had been lifted, Tang Mo quickly ducked into her room.

After a long, thorough shower and a change of clothes, she finally felt human again.

After Tang Mo came out, Jingjing ran in to take a bath.

As a snow-white fox, Jingjing was usually very fastidious, grooming herself by licking her fur.

But this time, covered in blood as she was, Jingjing had no choice but to wash with water.

Tang Mo sat on her bed, drying her hair with a towel while thinking about her final attack from earlier.

It was the first time she had used the Amulet’s skill, and it had been surprisingly successful.

She hadn’t expected to actually be able to conjure several miniature versions of herself, each holding the same weapon she did.

’Although the power of each little clone isn’t sufficient right now, I’m sure that as my spiritual power increases and I become more proficient, their might will definitely grow.’

An Amulet like this could basically guarantee her a great deal of protection when facing group attacks.

It greatly increased Tang Mo’s solo combat capabilities. The saying ”one person is an entire team” was probably meant for situations just like this.

And then there was that final axe strike. It was the first time Tang Mo had truly used this axe.

After merging with the Spiritual Light Ball, Tang Mo found that wielding the axe was much easier than before.

She estimated that she could manage about five strikes with no problem.

Moreover, the axe was even more powerful than she had imagined. When she infused it with her spiritual power, she discovered that the axe could completely contain it, even after she had merged with the Spiritual Light Ball.

And...

Tang Mo thought about the leap she had made from the mutant beast’s body earlier.

She had unleashed almost all of her spiritual power at that moment. The leap carried her farther than she’d expected, and her body had felt incredibly light.

She could feel that it was thanks to her spiritual power. ’Maybe...’

’If I try it again later, I might actually be able to fly.’

The thought that she might even be able to fly startled Tang Mo herself.

’Maybe my way of thinking has been too rigid. The number of new moves I can create with spiritual power is far greater than I ever imagined.’

Just as Tang Mo finished her review of the battle, Wen Jianshu came and knocked on her door.

Wen Jianshu, having returned from handling the remaining affairs at the administration building, was now glowing with delight.

His newly acquired stepdaughter had truly made him proud today!

Seeing the look on Li Xian’s face earlier had been incredibly satisfying.

He had known from the very beginning that this young woman, Tang Mo, was no ordinary person, but for her to have grown to this extent was something he had never expected.

It was as if a giant pie had fallen from the sky and knocked him a little dizzy.

”Momo, get ready in a bit. The family is going to the old residence for dinner tonight.”

The ”old residence” was where the Wen Family’s Old Master lived. Although Wen Jianshu was now in charge of the Wen Family, the Old Master, as the patriarch, still held unshakable authority.

Tang Mo had a good idea what this dinner at the old residence was about.

Given what had happened today and everything she had done, the Wen Family naturally wanted to claim the glory for itself.

After all, there were many powerful families in S Base. Only by constantly solidifying their family’s prestige and status could they maintain a firm standing.

Because of her connection through Lin Yi, Tang Mo certainly didn’t mind the Wen Family’s little scheme.

If the Wen Family developed steadily, her mother and brother’s lives would be more secure and stable.

Besides, she had been to the old residence once before. The Old Master had been very courteous to her and had even given her a welcome gift.

Her impression of the old residence was quite good.

That evening, Tang Mo rejected Lin Yi’s suggestion that she dress up extravagantly. She just wore her usual clothes and a clean pair of shoes.

’What’s the point of getting all gussied up at a time like this?’ To Tang Mo, it was meaningless.

’Will mutant beasts spare you just because you’re dressed nicely?’

’If a real emergency happened, you wouldn’t even be able to run in a long dress and high heels.’

Xiao Tao and Zhima stayed behind to watch the house.

Tang Mo carried Yangyang, while Lin Yi and Wen Jianshu walked arm in arm. The group walked into the old family villa.

A large table laden with dishes was already set up in the villa’s enormous living room.

The table was so large that several attendants stood by to help everyone serve themselves.

Tang Mo’s group was among the last to arrive. The table was almost full, with only four seats next to the Old Master still empty.

”Momo, come, sit here.”

When the Old Master saw Tang Mo, his expression softened into the kind smile one would give a favorite grandchild, and he gestured for her to sit beside him.