Gu Mingyue and her three companions arrived at a seaside, where a blanket of white snow covered the yellow sand.

A thick layer of ice has formed on the outer edge of the sea, and the temperature is so low that humans cannot adapt. However, the deep sea has not yet frozen over, and small waves push the outer ice layer against the land.

Gu Mingyue and the others hid in a barbecue restaurant by the sea.

Land animals are evolving, and marine animals, with their rich diversity, are also constantly evolving.

The barbecue restaurant's glass window was broken and covered by a purple octopus that sprayed corrosive ink at passersby. There was also an eight-legged golden crab rampaging around inside the restaurant.

Gu Mingyue didn't deal with the octopus outside the window; she simply invaded its brain to create the illusion that no one was there.

However, the golden crabs in the store weren't so lucky. Gu Mingyue ignored their hard golden shells and simply grilled them over a fire before eating them.

It's winter now, so the aroma doesn't spread as easily, and the crabs cook quickly—they're ready to eat after just ten minutes of grilling.

Since Xinghe couldn't eat human food, he sat with his arms crossed on the edge of the bed, which was blocked by the octopus, and observed the situation outside through the gaps.

The angelic leader, whose tongue had been cut off and face disfigured, was so hungry he was dizzy and disoriented. No one cared whether a prisoner was hungry or not.

However, Gu Mingyue felt that even waste should be put to good use, because the Mingyue Base and Nirvana Merchant Guild were living too well and couldn't find Black Insect Cakes.

Gu Mingyue rummaged through her backpack for a long time before finally finding a dried-out five-nut mooncake that looked like a brick. She crushed it and poured it directly into the Angel Cult Leader's stomach, which ensured his basic vital signs.

Now that the Angel Church has changed its leadership, the new Angel Leader is very vigilant, and ordinary people cannot find their exact location.

Because the new angel leader split the church into five branches, no one knows which of the five is the headquarters.

Fortunately, the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce had a large number of members and was well-informed. Moreover, the person standing next to Gu Mingyue was the president of the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce. Gu Mingyue was able to learn that the new Angel Church leader had appeared at the Angel Church branch in Jingdao three days ago.

"Boss Gu, our Nirvana Chamber of Commerce has never been able to infiltrate this Angelic Cult branch in Jingdao. We don't know what the situation is like inside."

"What are your plans?" Zhou Yanli asked, putting down the arm-wide crab leg in his hand as he watched Gu Mingyue eat heartily without any sign of tension.

Gu Mingyue sat on a small stool, sipping warm yellow wine, scooping out the last mouthful of fresh and fragrant crab roe and putting it in her mouth, her eyes squinting with satisfaction.

Upon hearing Zhou Yanli's question, Gu Mingyue opened her eyes, took the handkerchief Xinghe handed her, wiped the sauce from her mouth, and looked at Zhou Yanli with an expression of utter disdain.

"The meat of this mutant crab is firm and tastes best when it is freshly killed. If you wait any longer, the meat will fall apart and it won't taste good."

Even with all his patience, Zhou Yanli couldn't help but feel anxious as he followed Gu Mingyue alone, causing the corners of his usually smiling mouth to turn down slightly.

"I didn't expect Mr. Gu to be so calm in the face of such a big event. I can't eat any more of these."

Gu Mingyue sensed a hint of regret in Zhou Yanli's words and smiled as she took the untouched crab leg from him: "Haha, haste makes waste. Chairman Zhou, please wait a little longer. Once one person arrives, we'll have a grand feast."

Zhou Yanli originally went to another room, intending to contact the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce members whose branches were within ten kilometers of the church, and to ambush them when the new Angelic Leader appeared.

But now, upon suddenly hearing Gu Mingyue's ethereal voice, he put down his satellite phone, stepped into the cubicle, and asked, "Waiting for someone? Could it be that people from your Mingyue base have already infiltrated the Angel Church?"

The current Angel Church has acquired a strange device from somewhere. Entry and exit require scanning by a special machine. Only church members, qualified new instructors, and what they call "captured sinners" are allowed to enter. It's very difficult for ordinary people to sneak in.

Even the people from the Nirvana Merchant Guild couldn't get in, so how come the people from the Bright Moon Base were able to get in?

Zhou Yanli looked at Gu Mingyue with scrutinizing eyes, feeling that this beautiful young woman was even more unfathomable.

Seeing the change in Zhou Yanli's gaze, Gu Mingyue smiled. This smiling tiger spends all his time thinking about how to do business with people in the apocalypse; his thoughts are quite complicated.

She didn't mince words, continuing to gnaw on the crab meat, and mumbled, "I guess I managed to sneak in!"

Then, facing the spot where Xinghe was standing, he said, "These crabs taste really good. After we destroy Watanabe's lab, go to the sea and catch a few hundred or a few thousand more for me to put in my space."

Zhou Yanli was surprised that Gu Mingyue had brought up the topic of food again right after saying that. His face was full of helplessness as he went to another cubicle to sit and rest.

Seeing that the third wheel had left, Xinghe walked over to Gu Mingyue's side, carefully straightened Gu Mingyue's unrolled cuffs, and said gently, "Okay."

These mutated crabs that can now roam the land are hard to find. Thinking of that vain, food-loving girl, Gu Mingyue held back, saved two crab legs, and asked Xinghe to take out a few boxed lunches from her space. She then sat at the table and waited quietly.

Because she absorbed the fire-element crystal source, Gu Mingyue didn't feel cold even at night when the temperature was below minus seventy degrees Celsius.

Xinghe can regulate his body temperature, and Zhou Yanli possesses healing abilities, so the three of them can safely get through the extremely cold night without having to light a fire.

The angel leader, who was curled up in a ball and unable to speak, was frozen and his face turned blue-purple; he was almost about to die.

Gu Mingyue ignored her and simply sat on the beanbag chair that Xinghe had moved out of his spatial dimension, squinting her eyes as she waited quietly.

Before long, the door, which was covered with a layer of white frost, was blown open by a strong wind.

With a creak, more cold air rushed in, freezing the Angelic Cult Leader so much that his limbs stiffened, his eyes rolled back, and he cursed Gu Mingyue in his heart as a vicious and venomous woman.

Crunch, crunch—that's the sound of snow-covered feet stepping on the tiles.

The sound lingered around Zhou Yanli for a long time, while Zhou Yanli wore a stiff smile and kept scanning the empty surroundings.

"Who? Gu... Gu Mingyue, is it the person you mentioned?" Zhou Yanli's voice was more flustered than before.

Zhou Yanli had never told anyone that he was afraid of ghosts. After the apocalypse, he was stained with blood every day, and the people of the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce would never guess this little weakness of his.

Even when Zhou Yanli was imprisoned in the Blue Flame Dungeon by the Lord of the Fire Elemental Black Domain, he had never shown such a panicked expression. Gu Mingyue found it amusing, but she did not continue to tease him.

He chuckled and pushed the remaining crab legs on the table toward the other side, saying, "Lu Qingchen, stop fooling around. This is the president of the Nirvana Chamber of Commerce."

Seeing Zhou Yanli's flustered and restless eyes, Lu Qingchen felt a sense of amusement. He originally wanted to continue teasing this newcomer to Gu Mingyue's side, but upon hearing Gu Mingyue's voice, he stopped his mischievous hand.

Suddenly, an extremely handsome man appeared in a void. Lu Qingchen looked at Zhou Yanli with a charming smile on his lips.

"So this is the president of the Nirvana Merchant Guild. He's not even half as pretty as me, but he has a good presence. Tsk tsk..."